as of the census of 2000, there were 11,644 people, 4,648 households, and 3,462 families living in the county. the population density was . there were 6,104 housing units at an average density of . the racial makeup of the county was 98.39% white, 0.58% black or african american, 0.44% native american, 0.07% asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were hispanic or latino of any race.