As of the census
of 2000, there
were 5,190
people, 1,969
households, and
1,366 families
residing in the
county. The
population
density was 9
people per
square mile
(4/km˛). There
were 2,700
housing units at
an average
density of 5 per
square mile
(2/km˛). The
racial makeup of
the county was
62.85% White
(3262 people)
0.13% Black or
African American
(7 people),
28.55% Native
American (1482
people), 0.06%
Asian (3
people), 0.31%
from other races
(16 people), and
8.09% (420
people) from two
or more races.
0.89% of the
population (46
people) were
Hispanic or
Latino of any
race. 29.4%
(1525 people)
were of German
and 17.0% (882
people)
Norwegian
ancestry
according to
Census 2000.
