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 almost $499 million of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Hood County recently on Land.com. The total size of all Hood County land and rural real estate for sale was approximately 10,000 acres. Hood County ranks 37th out of 254 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms and ranches for sale in Hood County, Granbury had the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Hood County is Texas's 243rd largest county (436 square miles). It's located in the Fort Worth Prairie Texas region of Texas.