Poynette is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.

Poynette was named after Pierre Paquette (1796–1836), an early fur trader and settler of south central Wisconsin.

When an application was made for a post office in the settlement, Paquette's name was misread as Poynette, and the post office was mistakenly named "Poynette".

There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 440 per square mile (169.9/km2).

30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 957 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile (153.3/km2).

30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.