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. There was a total of around $5 million of farms and ranches for sale in Cottle County recently on Land.com. The total size of all Cottle County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was around 3,000 acres. Cottle County ranks 224th out of 254 counties in Texas for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in Cottle County, Paducah featured the most land for sale. Cottle County has a large agricultural economy, with 264 farms recorded in the county during the latest U.S. Census. Farming activities in Cottle County generate annual revenues of $5 million, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Cottle County is the 162nd largest county (901 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of Texas.