North Texas generally refers to the counties in the north-central part of the state, excluding those in the Texas Panhandle. It covers the metro areas of Dallas-Fort Worth and Wichita Falls and their surrounding counties. It is the state's most populous region. The value of all land and rural real estate for sale in Texas's Cooke County recently was approximately $464 million, representing a combined 11,362 acres of land for sale in Cooke County. Cooke County ranks 66th out of 254 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were six properties listed as sold in Cooke County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $7,443,152. Among cities in Cooke County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Gainesville had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Cooke County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Cooke County is the 171st biggest county (898 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Texoma Texas region of the state.