as of the census of 2000, there were 10,212 people, 3,836 households, and 2,631 families residing in the county. the population density was 22 people per square mile (8/km²). there were 4,346 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). the racial makeup of the county was 91.13% white, 6.84% black or african american, 0.33% native american, 0.12% asian, 0.08% pacific islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. approximately 0.86% of the population were hispanic or latino of any race. 32.4% were of german, 16.1% american, 8.9% english and 8.3% irish ancestry.