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. Land for sale in Denton County recently totaled $2 billion and around 100,000 acres. Denton County ranks ninth in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were three properties listed as sold in Denton County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $2,260,500. Sanger featured the most land for sale. Denton County is the 97th largest county (952 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Dallas Prairie Texas region of Texas.