Ames, Nebraska
Ames, Nebraska | |
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  Ames Location within the state of Nebraska  Ames Ames (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°26′57″N 96°37′35″W / 41.44917°N 96.62639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Dodge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14 |
| • Density | 42.81/sq mi (16.55/km2) |
| FIPS code | 31-01220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2630666[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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 24 | — | |
| 2020 | 14 | −41.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
Ames' population declined from 24 to 14 between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses.
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames, Nebraska
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
- ^ Buss, William Henry; Osterman, Thomas T. (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p. 309.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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