The Texas Panhandle gets its name for its proximity to the handle-shaped portion of its neighbor, Oklahoma. It is the state's least populated region. There was a combined almost $5 million of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Texas's Hemphill County recently on Land.com. The total of all Hemphill County farms and ranches for sale was 3,000 acres. Hemphill County ranks 249th out of 254 counties in Texas for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Canadian featured the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Hemphill County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Hemphill County is Texas's 142nd biggest county (912 square miles). It's located in the Panhandle Texas region of the state.