As of the census
of 2000, there
were 4,299
people, 1,727
households, and
1,131 families
residing in the
county. The
population
density was 10
people per
square mile
(4/km˛). There
were 1,883
housing units at
an average
density of 4 per
square mile
(2/km˛). The
racial makeup of
the county was
97.44% White,
0.19% Black or
African
American, 1.84%
Native American,
0.07% Asian,
0.12% from other
races, and 0.35%
from two or more
races. 0.30% of
the population
were Hispanic or
Latino of any
race. 31.9% were
of Norwegian,
25.0% German,
16.7% French and
6.3% French
Canadian
ancestry
according to
Census 2000.
