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 overall value of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Denton County, Texas, recently on Land.com was nearly $2 billion. This represents 100,000 acres of farms and ranches for sale in Denton County. Denton County ranks 12th 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 Denton County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $1,598,050. Of all locations in Denton County with land 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 the state.