Ames, Nebraska
CDP
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
[1]
 • Total0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,227 ft (374 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14
 • Density42.81/sq mi (16.55/km2)
FIPS code31-01220
GNIS feature ID2630666[2]

Ames is an unincorporated hamlet in southern Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 24.

Ames lies along U.S. Route 30, west of the city of Fremont, the county seat of Dodge County.[3] The hamlet consists of a post office, serving ZIP code 68621,[4] a grain storage facility, a church and a few residences.

Ames is also located within a census-designated place (CDP) which bears the hamlet's name. The United States Census Bureau reports that the entire CDP had a population of 24 as of the 2010 census.[5]

History

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

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

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames, Nebraska
  3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ames CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  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.


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