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. A total of nearly 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Palo Pinto County recently, representing a total value of $499 million in Palo Pinto County land and rural real estate for sale. Palo Pinto County ranks 31st out of 254 counties in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. There were three properties listed as sold in Palo Pinto County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $8,532,000. Among cities in Palo Pinto County with land and rural real estate for sale, Graford had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Palo Pinto County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Palo Pinto County is the 86th largest county (985 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Fort Worth Prairie Texas region of the state.