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 approximately $857 million of land and rural real estate for sale in Texas's Denton County recently on Lands of America. The total size of all Denton County farms and ranches for sale was almost 9,000 acres. Denton County ranks ninth out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were three properties listed as sold in Denton County through the Lands of America Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $3,250,000. Of all land for sale in Denton County, Argyle had the most land for sale. Denton County is Texas's 97th biggest county (952 square miles). It's located in the Dallas Prairie Texas region of the state.