Ames, Nebraska | |
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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]
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]
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.
Ames, Nebraska | |
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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]
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]
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.