As of the census
of 2000, there
were 13,584
people, 5,525
households, and
3,552 families
residing in the
county. The
population
density was 22
people per
square mile
(9/km˛). There
were 6,033
housing units at
an average
density of 10
per square mile
(4/km˛). The
racial makeup of
the county was
97.02% White,
0.21% Black or
African
American, 0.82%
Native American,
0.59% Asian,
0.04% Pacific
Islander, 0.51%
from other
races, and 0.81%
from two or more
races. 1.24% of
the population
were Hispanic or
Latino of any
race. 49.0% were
of Norwegian,
15.4% German and
7.2% Swedish
ancestry
according to
Census 2000.
