Pewamo, Michigan

Pewamo, Michigan
Location of Pewamo, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°0′3″N 84°50′47″W / 43.00083°N 84.84639°W / 43.00083; -84.84639
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyIonia
TownshipLyons
Established1834
Government
 • PresidentRandy Zenk
Area
 • Total
1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
503
 • Density502.9/sq mi (194.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
48873
Area code989
FIPS code26-63900
GNIS feature ID0634746
Websitehttp://www.Pewamo.org

Pewamo is a village in Lyons Township, Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village was settled in 1834 as a station along the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway. The former line now is part of the Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail.

The village name was suggested by J.C. Blanchard in honor of Chief Pewamo, with whom he had hunted along the nearby Grand River.

As of the 2020 census, Pewamo had a population of 503.

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air, a 1937 Warner Brothers American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green, begins at the Pewamo Strawberry Festival, the home town of the main character. Composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin were nominated at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Song for "Remember Me".