Marenisco Township, Michigan
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Marenisco Township is a township in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 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 . Wakefield is about 15 miles northwest and Watersmeet about 27 miles southeast on US 2.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 844.1 km² (325.9 mi²). 805.1 km² (310.9 mi²) of it is land and 38.9 km² (15.0 mi²) of it (4.61%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,051 people, 264 households, and 186 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.3/km² (3.4/mi²). There were 663 housing units at an average density of 0.8/km² (2.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 68.13% White, 27.31% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 1.33% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population.
There were 264 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the township the population was spread out with 12.7% under the age of 18, 17.7% from 18 to 24, 40.0% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 244.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 279.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $36,136. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,156. About 6.2% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
