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Marenisco Township, Michigan
Civil township in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Marenisco Township, Michigan | |
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![]() Location within Gogebic County (red) and the administered community of Marenisco (pink) | |
Coordinates: 46°21′58″N 89°35′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Gogebic |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Richard Bouvette |
• Clerk | Donna Kenney |
Area | |
• Total | 325.9 sq mi (844.0 km2) |
• Land | 310.9 sq mi (805.1 km2) |
• Water | 15.0 sq mi (38.9 km2) |
Elevation | 1,493 ft (455 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 455 |
• Density | 1.4/sq mi (0.54/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code(s) | |
Area code | 906 |
FIPS code | 26-51560[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626685[2] |
Website | Official website |
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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 46°22′35″N 89°41′47″W.[3] Wakefield is about 15 miles (24 km) northwest, and Watersmeet about 27 miles (43 km) southeast on US 2.
The name was formed by combining the first three letters from Mary Enid Scott, the wife of E. H. Scott, a timber producer[4]