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Ames is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 24.[2]

Ames, Nebraska
Census-Designated Place
Ames
Location within the state of Nebraska
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.[3] 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). Although Ames is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 68621.[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.%±
201024—
202014−41.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References


  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. "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.
  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. "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. William Henry Buss; Thomas T. Osterman (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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