Marenisco Township is a civil township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,727 at the 2010 census, a significant increase from 1,051 at the 2000 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°22′35″N 89°41′47″W / 46.37639°N 89.69639°W. 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