{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Marenisco Township, Michigan | settlement_type = Civil township | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps -->| | pushpin_map = Michigan | pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_label = Marenisco Township | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Marenisco Township, MI location.png | mapsize = 250 | map_caption = Location within Gogebic County (red) and the administered community of Marenisco (pink)

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Michigan | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Gogebic

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Supervisor | leader_name = Richard Bouvette | leader_title1 = Clerk | leader_name1 = Donna Kenney | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 844.0 | area_land_km2 = 805.1 | area_water_km2 = 38.9 | area_total_sq_mi = 325.9 | area_land_sq_mi = 310.9 | area_water_sq_mi = 15.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 455 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 455 | elevation_ft = 1493 | coordinates = {{coord|46|21|58|N|89|35|49|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = ZIP code(s) | postal_code = 49910 (Bergland)<br>49925 (Ewen)<br>49947 (Marenisco)<br>49968 (Wakefield)<br>49969 (Watersmeet) | area_code = 906 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 26-51560<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 1626685<ref>{{gnis|1626685}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://marenisco.org/|Official website}} | footnotes = }} '''Marenisco Township''' is a civil township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 455 at the 2020 census, a significant decrease from 1,727 at the 2010 census.

The unincorporated community of Marenisco is within the township on the Presque Isle River near the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and M-64 at {{coord|46|22|35|N|89|41|47|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1620705|Marenisco, Michigan}}</ref> Wakefield is about {{convert|15|mi}} northwest, and Watersmeet about {{convert|27|mi}} southeast on US 2.

The name was formed by combining the first three letters of the first, middle, and last names of Mary Enid Scott, the wife of E. H. Scott, a timber producer.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|325.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|310.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and 15.0 square miles (38.9&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} or 4.61%) is water. It is the second-largest township in land area in Michigan (after McMillan Township in Luce County).

===Climate=== The climate is described as Humid Continental by the Köppen Climate System, abbreviated as ''Dfb''.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=70457&cityname=Marenisco%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Merinsico, Michigan]</ref>

==Demographics== As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,051 people, 264 households, and 186 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 455 people in the township.

==Transportation==

===Major highways=== *{{jct|state=MI|US|2}} *{{jct|state=MI|M|64}}

===Bus service=== *Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.<ref>{{cite web|title=ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD |publisher=Indian Trails |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=2013-02-28 |url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704084717/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2014 }}</ref>

==Notable people== * Arthur E. Stadler, (1892-?) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, chairman of the town board of Owen, chairman and supervisor of the Clark County, Wisconsin Board<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/accounting.html|title=Accountant Politicians in Wisconsin|publisher=Political Graveyard}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Gogebic County, Michigan}}

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Category:Townships in Gogebic County, Michigan Category:Townships in Michigan