As of the census of 2000, there were 108,685 people, 41,308 households, and 29,659 families living in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile (34/km2). There were 46,607 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile (14/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.84% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.2% were of German, 11.9% English, 10.9% Irish, 9.4% American and 6.1% Norwegian ancestry. 96.6% spoke English and 1.7% Spanish as their first language.