Pewamo, Michigan

Pewamo, Michigan
Location of 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
Government
 • PresidentRandy Zenk
Area
 • Total1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total503
 • Density503.00/sq mi (194.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
48873
Area code989
FIPS code26-63900[2]
GNIS feature ID0634746[3]
Websitehttp://www.Pewamo.org

Pewamo is a village in Lyons Township, Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was founded in 1857 as a station along the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway. The village name was suggested by J.C. Blanchard in honor of Chief Pewamo, with whom he had hunted along the nearby Grand River. The population was 469 at the 2010 census. 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".

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.