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 nearly 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Ward County, Texas, recently, representing a combined around $29 million in Ward County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. Ward County ranks 172nd in Texas for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Ward County with farms and ranches for sale, Monahans had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Ward County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Ward County is the 196th biggest county (835 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Trans Pecos Texas region of the state.