Marenisco, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Marenisco Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49947. It stands on Marenisco Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marenisco quadrangle. 179 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,515 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMarenisco fell from 254 to 179 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 254 | |
| 2020 | 179 | -75 (-30%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Marenisco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Marenisco quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Wakefield quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Marenisco quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Marenisco between 1993 and 2019, burning about 5 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARENISCO VFD 0070719 - 2019 |
| 25 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | BOBCAT |
| 30 April 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | OJIBWAY ROAD |
| 22 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | WOOD TURTLE |
| 14 October 1993 | Smoking | 3.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Marenisco: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summitt Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | 1884 |
Storms near this place
30 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marenisco in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 15 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | $100,000 | Extensive straight-line wind damage was found in and around the town of Marenisco with estimated wind speeds up to 90 mph. Some structural damage was found, but most of the damage was uprooted or snapped trees. The main structural damage was significant roof damage to a newly-built garage at the corner of Hall and Mill Streets in Marenisco where over a quarter of the metal roof and decking was stripped back and torn from the roof trusses. A continuous swath of straight-line wind damage started approximately five miles west of town to six miles southeast of town and continued into the Ottawa National Forest. Campers were trapped at Bobcat Lake Campground due to fallen trees, but no injuries were reported. Many roads were closed due to fallen trees in the area, and numerous power outages were reported. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Marenisco | $25,000 | This tornado developed on the west side of Lake Gogebic. The brief touchdown flipped over a pontoon boat, damaging the boat, boat lift and dock. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | $4,000 | Law enforcement reported multiple trees down on Highway US-2 near Marenisco. Report relayed via Public Safety Radio. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | $2,000 | Five large trees blown down on old US-2. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | $1,000 | Local law enforcement reported power lines down and trees across the road 8 miles ENE of Marenisco. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | $1,000 | The spotter near Marenisco reported two large spruce trees snapped at the tops. Small branches were also snapped. Wind gusts were estimated to be 50 mph. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | - | WEenergies reported just under 1600 customers without power in the Land O Lakes and Marenisco area at 4:35 AM CST. Time of strong winds estimated from radar. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Marenisco | - | Fair Avenue was possibly flooded. Report was relayed via Public Safety Radio. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Marenisco | - | The observer in Marenisco measured 4.11 inches of rainfall in the early morning of the 7th. Most of the rain fell over a six-hour period. Near Bessemer, a spotter measured 2.23 inches over approximately the same period. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | - | Several large tree limbs were broken off. Rotted trees were downed. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Hail lasted a couple of minutes...accompanied by heavy rain. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Hail lasted 15 minutes. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Wind gusts to 50 mph. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Hail...mostly dime-sized with a few penny size. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Penny-sized and smaller hail fell for ten seconds. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Hail lasted for five to ten minutes. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | - | Numerous branches down ranging in size from two to eight inches in diameter. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Marenisco | - | 3/4 inch hail was reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Nickel sized hail was reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Marenisco | - | 3/4 inch hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Three quarter inch hail was reported. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Marenisco | - | Three quarter inch hail was reported. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | - | Several trees down |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | - | several trees down |
| May 2007 | Hail | Marenisco | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marenisco | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Marenisco | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Marenisco | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dunham | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Theilers | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hartley | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ethelwood | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| White City | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Gogebic | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Thayer | 12.8 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Marenisco | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27429881 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620705. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







