 In 2000, about of oil and more than 8 billion cubic feet of natural gas were produced in the county, but the future looked very bright.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is covered by water.As of the census of 2000, 3,351 people, 1,280 households, and 948 families resided in the county.