Ames, Nebraska

Ames is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 [United States Census|2020 census] it had a population of 14.
Ames lies along U.S. Route 30, west of the city of Fremont, the county seat of Dodge County. Its elevation is above sea level, and it is located at about . It has a post office with the ZIP code of 68621.

History

A post office was established at Ames in 1885. The community was formerly named Ketchum but renamed Ames, likely for Oakes Ames, a Union [Pacific Railroad] official. Ames was a station and shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.

Demographics

Ames' population declined from 24 to 14 between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses.