Town guide

Marenisco, Michigan

Marenisco is a township in Gogebic County, Michigan, home to about 514 people across 311 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49947.

Homes sold for a median of $248 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population5142 per sq mi
Median home value$187,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$248Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

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Around Marenisco

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)199 miles away
Closer regional airportRhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)51 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN192 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL327 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Marenisco; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Marenisco

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Marenisco had 455 residents in the 2020 census, down 57% since 2000.

It’s the 1391st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.

Gogebic County grew from 16,738 residents in 1900 to 14,380 in 2020.

Marenisco population by census2000: 1,051, 2010: 1,727, 2020: 4551,05120001,72720104552020

Gogebic County, 1900–2020

Gogebic County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,738, 1910: 23,333, 1920: 33,225, 1930: 31,577, 1940: 31,797, 1950: 27,053, 1960: 24,370, 1970: 20,676, 1980: 19,686, 1990: 18,052, 2000: 17,370, 2010: 16,427, 2020: 14,38017K’00’1033K’20’3032K’40’5024K’60’7020K’80’9017K’00’1014K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 42.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 180 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MareniscoJan: high 21°F, low 3°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 2°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 36°F, low 11°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 49°F, low 25°F, 3.5 in; May: high 64°F, low 38°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 53°F, 4 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 51°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 44°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 54°F, low 33°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 38°F, low 23°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 11°F, 3.8 in21°3°Jan3.425°2°Feb2.536°11°Mar2.749°25°Apr3.564°38°May3.774°48°Jun3.778°53°Jul4.076°51°Aug3.668°44°Sep3.854°33°Oct4.438°23°Nov3.726°11°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bergland Dam, MI weather station (17 miles away).

Jobs in Gogebic County

4,072 jobs at 365 businesses in Gogebic County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Gogebic CountyRetail trade: 861 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 861 jobs; Manufacturing: 698 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 499 jobs; Administrative and support: 148 jobs; Other services: 148 jobs; Construction: 131 jobs; Finance and insurance: 99 jobsRetail trade 21% Hotels and restaurants 21% Manufacturing 17% Health care and social assistance 12% Administrative and support 4% Other services 4% Construction 3% Finance and insurance 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Aspirus Ironwood HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ironwood22.2 miles
  • Howard Young Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Woodruff31.8 miles
  • Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Minocqua32.3 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Marenisco

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Gogebic County Park · 93 acres7.0 mi
  • Pipke Park · 51 acres7.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Presque Isle Public Library7.7 mi

Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.

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Shares ZIP codes with Bergland.

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