The county has a total area of 2,619 km2 (1,011 mi2). 2,571 km2 (993 mi2) of it is land and 48 km2 (18 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 1.82% water.
Demographics
As of 2000, there are 2,308 people, 963 households, and 659 families residing in the county. The population density is 1/km2 (2/mi2). There are 1,193 housing units at an average density of 0 persons/km2 (1 persons/mi2). The racial makeup of the county is 99.18% White, 0.09% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population are HispanicorLatino of any race.
There are 963 households out of which 25.80% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% are married couples living together, 3.10% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 31.50% are non-families. 29.20% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.88.
In the county the population is spread out with 22.60% under the age of 18, 3.60% from 18 to 24, 21.80% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 27.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $27,986, and the median income for a family is $33,125. Males have a median income of $23,750 versus $18,269 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,947. 15.10% of the population and 12.60% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.20% are under the age of 18 and 18.80% are 65 or older.
