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 almost 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Irion County recently; the overall value of all Irion County land for sale was approximately $4 million. Irion County ranks 228th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Irion County with farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale, Mertzon featured the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Irion County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. 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.