Ames is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is the home of Iowa State University (ISU). According to the 2020 census, Ames had a population of 66,427, making it the state's ninth-most populous city. Iowa State University was home to 30,177 students as of fall 2023, which make up approximately one half of the city's population.
Midwest
Ames
Story County, IA
Population
66,265
Walk Score
88 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,011
Median home value
$247,500
[[Municipal corporation
1869
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Ames Main Street Historic District · listed 2018
- Bandshell Park Historic District · listed 1999
- Old Town Historic District · listed 2004
Notable landmarks
- Agriculture Hall · listed 1985
- Alumni Hall · listed 1978
- Ames High School · listed 2002
- Budd, Prof, J.L., Sarah M., and Etta Budd, House · listed 2001
- Christian Petersen Courtyard Sculptures, and Dairy Industry Building · listed 1987
- Colonials Club House · listed 2012
- Cranford Apartment Building · listed 2023
- Delta Upsilon Chapter House · listed 2010
- Engineering Hall · listed 1983
- Horticulture Laboratory, Iowa State College
- Iowa Beta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon · listed 2014
- Knapp-Wilson House · listed 1966
- MacDonald, Gilmour B. and Edith Craig, House · listed 1992
- Marston Water Tower · listed 1982
- Masonic Temple · listed 2016
- Morrill Hall · listed 1996
- Municipal Building · listed 1997
- Pleasant Grove Community Church and Cemetery · listed 2010
- Roosevelt School · listed 2010
- Sigma Sigma-Delta Chi Fraternity House · listed 2008
- Skunk River Bridge · listed 1998
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