Pewaukee is a city in Waukesha County

Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Waukesha County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2008, the population was 380,629. Its county seat is Waukesha.-History:The part of Wisconsin that Waukesha County now occupies was a part of Michigan when Milwaukee County was organized in September 1834. On July 4, 1836, the...

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

. The population was 11,783 at the 2000 census. The city was incorporated from what was formerly the Town of Pewaukee. The Village of Pewaukee

Pewaukee (village), Wisconsin

Pewaukee is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,170 at the 2000 census. The village is surrounded by the City of Pewaukee...

, which was incorporated out of the town before it incorporated as a city, is surrounded by the city. However, even though the city surrounds the village, the village is said to surround Park Ave, the epicenter of the Pewaukee life.

The name of the city comes from "Pee-wauk-ee-wee-nick," meaning either "the dusty water" or "lake of shells" in Potawatomi

Potawatomi language

Potawatomi is a Central Algonquian language and is spoken around the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in Kansas in the United States, and in southern Ontario in Canada, 1300 Potawatomi people, all elderly...

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Pewaukee is located at 43°3′41"N 88°14′58"W (43.061408, -88.249484).