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 approximately $824 million of land for sale in Ellis County recently on Land.com. The total of all Ellis County farms and ranches for sale was around 100,000 acres. Ellis County ranks 16th in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Waxahachie featured the most land for sale. Manufacturing and related services are the largest economic sectors in Ellis County. Ellis County is the 98th biggest county (951 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Dallas Prairie Texas region of Texas.