Ames, Nebraska

Ames, Nebraska
CDP
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Coordinates: 41°26′57″N96°37′35″W / 41.44917°N 96.62639°W / 41.44917; -96.62639
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Dodge
Area [1]
• Total	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
• Land	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
• Water	0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,227 ft (374 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14
• Density	42.9/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 former U.S. Route 30 (now Platte River Road), 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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
2. 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.