 There were 8,621 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²).The racial makeup of the county was 97.50% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races.1.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.