The Texas Panhandle gets its name for its proximity to the handle-shaped portion of its neighbor, Oklahoma. It is the state's least populated region. A total of 10,000 acres were listed for sale in Childress County, Texas, recently, representing a total value of nearly $28 million in Childress County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale. Childress County ranks 213th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. There were four properties listed as sold in Childress County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $1,235,000. Childress featured the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to Childress County's overall GDP. Childress County is the 218th largest county (713 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of Texas.