Pesotum is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.

The village was named after Pesotum, a Native American warrior in the Battle of Fort Dearborn.

[4] As of the 2020 census[6] there were 550 people, 193 households, and 120 families residing in the village.

There were 249 housing units at an average density of 430.80 per square mile (166.33/km2).

32.12% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.47% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.