As of the census
of 2000, there
were 10,155
people, 4,101
households, and
2,837 families
residing in the
county. The
population
density was 6
people per
square mile
(2/km˛). There
were 4,791
housing units at
an average
density of 3 per
square mile
(1/km˛). The
racial makeup of
the county was
97.22% White,
0.10% Black or
African
American, 0.29%
Native American,
0.17% Asian,
1.62% from other
races, and 0.60%
from two or more
races. 2.93% of
the population
were Hispanic or
Latino of any
race. 43.2% were
of Norwegian,
12.1% Polish,
11.7% German and
9.6% Swedish
ancestry
according to
Census 2000.
