| Official Name: | Marenisco Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Marenisco Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gogebic |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Richard Bouvette |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Donna Kenney |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| 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 As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 455 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 455 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1493 |
| Coordinates: | 46.3661°N -89.5969°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49910 (Bergland) 49925 (Ewen) 49947 (Marenisco) 49968 (Wakefield) 49969 (Watersmeet) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-51560[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626685 |
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 46.3764°N -89.6964°W. Wakefield is about northwest, and Watersmeet about 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[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 325.9sqmi, of which 310.9sqmi is land and 15.0 square miles (38.9 km or 4.61%) is water. It is the second-largest township in land area in Michigan (after McMillan Township in Luce County).
The climate is described as Humid Continental by the Köppen Climate System, abbreviated as Dfb.[3]
As of the census 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.