As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 5,267 people, 1,962 households, and 1,308 families in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km2). There were 2,300 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.89% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 3.19% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.0% were of German, 19.4% Norwegian, 10.2% Irish, 8.3% American and 8.3% English ancestry. 93.7% spoke English, 4.2% German and 1.3% Spanish as their first language.