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Ames, Nebraska

Ames, Nebraska
Downtown Ames
Downtown Ames
Ames is located in Nebraska
Ames
Ames
Location within the state of Nebraska
Ames is located in the United States
Ames
Ames
Ames (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°26′57″N 96°37′35″W / 41.44917°N 96.62639°W / 41.44917; -96.62639
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyDodge
Area
  Total
0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
  Land0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
  Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation1,227 ft (374 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
14
  Density42.9/sq mi (16.55/km2)
FIPS code31-01220
GNIS feature ID2630666[2]

Ames is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 14.[3]

Ames lies along U.S. Route 30, west of the city of Fremont, the county seat of Dodge County.[4] Its elevation is 1,227 feet (374 m) above sea level, and it is located at about 41°27′8″N 96°37′30″W / 41.45222°N 96.62500°W / 41.45222; -96.62500 (41.4523625, -96.6251658). It has a post office with the ZIP code of 68621.[5]

History

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A post office was established at Ames in 1885.[6] The community was formerly named Ketchum but renamed Ames,[7] likely for Oakes Ames, a Union Pacific Railroad official.[8] Ames was a station and shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.[9]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201024
202014−41.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

Ames' population declined from 24 to 14 between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses.

References

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  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames, Nebraska
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ames CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 3, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  5. Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. Bowman, J. R. (1882). Shearer, Frederick E. (ed.). The Pacific tourist. J.R. Bowman's illustrated transcontinental guide of travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. New York: J.R. Bowman. p. 26. OCLC 752667534. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  8. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  9. Buss, William Henry; Osterman, Thomas T. (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p. 309.
  10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.