The unincorporated community of Sawyer is located within North Carlton Unorganized Territory.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 958 people, 329 households, and 243 families residing in the unorganized territory.
There were 443 housing units at an average density of 3.6 per square mile (1.4/km2).
The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 84.97% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 11.59% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races.
22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.