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. A total of approximately 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Denton County recently, representing a total value of approximately $2 billion in Denton County farms and ranches for sale. Denton County ranks ninth out of 254 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were four properties listed as sold in Denton County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $12,037,000. Of all locations in Denton County with farms and ranches for sale, Sanger had the most land for sale. Denton County is Texas's 97th largest county (952 square miles). It's located in the Dallas Prairie Texas region of Texas.