Marenisco, Michigan

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,[1] 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.[3]

Marenisco, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Gogebic County
Marenisco
Location within the state of Michigan
Marenisco
Marenisco (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°22′34″N 89°41′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyGogebic
TownshipMarenisco
Area
 • Total3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2)
 • Land3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,515 ft (462 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total254
 • Density73.6/sq mi (28.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49947
Area code(s)906
FIPS code26-51540[1]
GNIS feature ID1620705[2]

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.[4] 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.

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marenisco CDP, Michigan". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marenisco, Michigan
  3. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  4. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-5. Retrieved January 20, 2020.


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