 There were 12,853 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²).The racial makeup of the county was 97.51% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races.0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.