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Marenisco, Michigan
Location within Gogebic County
Location within Gogebic County
Marenisco, Michigan is located in Michigan
Marenisco, Michigan
Marenisco, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Marenisco, Michigan is located in the United States
Marenisco, Michigan
Marenisco, Michigan
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Michigan
County Gogebic
Township Marenisco
Area
 • Total 3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2)
 • Land 3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,515 ft (462 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 254
 • Density 73.6/sq mi (28.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49947
Area code(s) 906
FIPS code 26-51540
GNIS feature ID 1620705

Marenisco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marenisco Township, Gogebic County, Michigan, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 254, out of a total population in the township of 1,727. The name of the community and the township was formed by combining the first three letters from Mary Enid Scott, the wife of E. H. Scott, a timber producer.

The community is located in the western part of Marenisco Township, in the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. U.S. Route 2 runs along the northern edge of the community, leading east 27 miles (43 km) to Watersmeet and west 13 miles (21 km) to Wakefield. Ironwood, Michigan, at the Wisconsin state line, is 26 miles (42 km) to the west on US 2. State highway M-64 passes through the center of Marenisco, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to the Wisconsin border.

The community of Marenisco was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Marenisco CDP has an area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2), all of it land. The community is bounded to the east by the Presque Isle River, which flows to Lake Superior in northeastern Gogebic County.

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