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 combined $9 million of land and rural real estate for sale in Cottle County, Texas, recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Cottle County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was nearly 5,000 acres. Cottle County ranks 227th out of 254 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Cottle County with farms and ranches for sale, Paducah featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Cottle County economy, with 264 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Cottle County generate annual revenues of $5 million, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Cottle County is Texas's 162nd largest county (901 square miles). It's located in the Rolling Plains North Texas region of Texas.