As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 5,970 people, 2,226 households, and 1,613 families living in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km2). There were 2,776 housing units at an average density of <1/km2 (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.00% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 14.62% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.9% were of German, 11.7% Norwegian, 8.2% English and 7.3% Irish ancestry. 96.0% spoke English, 2.5% Cree and 1.0% Spanish as their first language.