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 approximately 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Denton County, Texas, recently, representing a total value of around $951 million in Denton County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. Denton County ranks fifth in the Lone Star State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were 12 properties listed as sold in Denton County through the Lands of America Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $7,254,995. Argyle featured the most land for sale. Denton County is the 97th biggest county (952 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Dallas Prairie Texas region of the state.