Ames, Nebraska

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

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°25′26″N 96°33′59″W
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
1,227 ft (374 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14
 • Density42.81/sq mi (16.55/km2)
FIPS code31-01220

Ames lies along U.S. Route 30, west of the city of Fremont, the county seat of Dodge County.[2] 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 (41.4523625, -96.6251658). The hamlet consists of a post office, serving ZIP code 68621, a grain storage facility, a church and a few residences [3]

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, though it does not indicate how many of those people actually live in Ames proper. See the article on the Ames, Nebraska, CDP for more information about the CDP.[4]

History

A post office was established at Ames in 1885.[5] The community was formerly named Ketchum but renamed Ames,[6] likely for Oakes Ames, a Union Pacific Railroad official.[7] Ames was a station and shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201024—
202014−41.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

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. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  3. Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "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.
  5. "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. 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 9 May 2018.
  7. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  8. Buss, William Henry; Osterman, Thomas T. (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p. 309.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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