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Choice D is correct. Since the number of yards in $1$ mile is $\mathrm{1,760}$, the number of square yards in $1$ square mile is $\left(\mathrm{1,760}\right)\left(\mathrm{1,760}\right)=\mathrm{3,097,600}$. Therefore, if the area of the town is $4.36$ square miles, it is $4.36\left(\mathrm{3,097,600}\right)=\mathrm{13,505,536}$, in square yards.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from dividing the number of yards in a mile by the square mileage of the town.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from multiplying the number of yards in a mile by the square mileage of the town.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from dividing the number of square yards in a square mile by the square mileage of the town.