As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 5,540 people, 2,048 households, and 1,452 families in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km2). There were 2,626 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.48% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.7% were of German, 21.8% Norwegian, 13.0% Finnish and 7.6% American ancestry, 95.2% spoke English, 2.6% German and 1.5% Spanish as their first language.