North Texas

North Texas
Region
From top, left to right: Downtown Dallas, Downtown Fort Worth, Denison Commercial Historic District
North Texas counties in red
Country	United States
State	Texas
Largest city	Dallas
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,584,519[1][2][3][4][5][6]

North Texas is a term used primarily by residents of Dallas, Fort Worth ^{[7][8][9][10]} Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex generally consider North Texas to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, west of Paris, and north of Hillsboro.^[11] It does not include the Panhandle of Texas, which expands further north than the region previously described, nor does it include most of the region near the northern border of Texas.^{[citation needed]}

Today, North Texas is centered upon the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the Southern United States. People in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas sometimes use the terms Metroplex, DFW, and North Texas interchangeably. However, North Texas refers to a much larger area that includes many rural counties along the northern border.^[12]