Ames, Nebraska

Ames, Nebraska
Ames

Location within the state of Nebraska

Coordinates: 41°24′23″N 95°59′47″W / 41.40639°N 95.99639°W / 41.40639; -95.99639Coordinates: 41°24′23″N 95°59′47″W / 41.40639°N 95.99639°W / 41.40639; -95.99639
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 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,227 ft (374 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 24
 • Density 74/sq mi (28.4/km2)

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.[1]

It 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 / 41.45222°N 96.62500°W / 41.45222; -96.62500 (41.4523625, -96.6251658). Although Ames is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 68621.[3]

History

A post office was established at Ames in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985.[4] The community was likely named for Oakes Ames, a Union Pacific Railroad official.[5] Ames was a station and shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ames CDP, Nebraska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  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. ↑ "Dodge County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  6. ↑ William Henry Buss; Thomas T. Osterman (1921). History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People. American Historical Society. p. 309.
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