As of the census
of 2000, there
were 7,442
people, 3,010
households, and
2,007 families
residing in the
county. The
population
density was 8
people per
square mile
(3/km˛). There
were 3,455
housing units at
an average
density of 4 per
square mile
(2/km˛). The
racial makeup of
the county was
95.30% White,
0.11% Black or
African
American, 1.73%
Native American,
0.31% Asian,
1.13% from other
races, and 1.42%
from two or more
races. 3.05% of
the population
were Hispanic or
Latino of any
race. 57.5% were
of Norwegian and
21.7% German
ancestry
according to
Census 2000.
