As of the census[REF] of 2000, there were 8,541 people, 3,207 households, and 2,286 families residing in the county.
There were 3,207 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 5.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families.