The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. A total of 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Irion County recently; the value of all Irion County land for sale was nearly $4 million. Irion County ranks 229th out of 254 counties in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Irion County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Mertzon featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Irion County is the 73rd biggest county (1,051 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Edwards Plateau West Texas region of Texas.