Ames, Iowa
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1864 (created) 1869 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Story County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 2 ′ N , 93 ° 38 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
66,191 (as of 2016) 89,542 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,053 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 62.86 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 289 m |
| Postcodes : | 50010-50014 |
| Area code : | +1 515 |
| FIPS : | 19-01855 |
| GNIS ID : | 454167 |
| Website : | www.cityofames.org |
| Mayor : | Ann Campbell |
 The former Ames High School , now the city hall, has been listed in the NRHP since 2002 |
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Ames is the largest city (with the status " City ") in Story County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . According to census of 2010 Ames had 58,965 inhabitants, the number of which increased by 2016 to approximately 66,000 (estimate 2016 US Census Bureau ). The city forms the center of the Ames Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan area that spans the entire area of Story County.
The Iowa State University of Science & Technology is located in Ames , which means that around half of the population is made up of students.
geography
Ames is located in the center of Iowa at the confluence of Squaw Creek in the South Skunk River , which belongs to the Mississippi river basin over the Skunk River . This forms the border with Illinois about 270 km east , while the Missouri River forms the border with Nebraska about 220 km west . The Iowa- Minnesota border runs about 180 km north; Missouri's northern border is 180 km south.
The geographical coordinates of Ames are 42 ° 1'38 "north latitude and 93 ° 37'54" west longitude. The metropolitan area extends over an area of 62.86 km 2 and is spread over the Washington , Franklin , Grant and Milford Township .
Neighboring towns to Ames are Gilbert (10.5 km north), Story City (19.1 km in the same direction), Roland (25 km north-northeast), Nevada (15.1 km east), Cambridge (22.7 km south-southeast) , Huxley (16.6 km south), Kelley (12.6 km south-southwest), Slater (22 km in the same direction), Luther (24 km west-southwest), and Boone (14.4 km west-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (344 km north), Rochester , Minnesota (290 km northeast), Waterloo (157 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (167 km east), Iowa's capital city Des Moines (35 miles south), Kansas City , Missouri (367 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (277 km west southwest), Sioux City (286 km west northwest), and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (424 km northwest).
traffic
The north-south running Interstate Highway 35 , which is the shortest route from Minneapolis to Des Moines, runs through the east of the metropolitan area of Ames. US Highway 30 , which has also been expanded to four lanes, runs in a west-east direction through the south of Ames. US Highway 69 runs parallel to I 35 through the center of the city. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A public bus network with eleven lines is maintained by the city-owned company CyRide .
A Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight line runs through the Ames metropolitan area and runs from the Mississippi to Omaha. From this another line of the same company branches off to the north.
The Ames Municipal Airport is 7 km south of the city center, a small airfield for general aviation and air taxi traffic . The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 41 miles south .
Companies and authorities
Ames is the National Animal Disease Center of the US Department of Agriculture . The "Iowa State Department of Transportation" is also located here, as is the Ames Laboratory of the US Department of Energy , which is also part of Iowa State University. Public institutions of the state and the federal government are the most important local employers. Another big employer is the software company Workiva .
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 636 | - | |
| 1880 | 1153 | 81.3% | |
| 1890 | 1276 | 10.7% | |
| 1900 | 2422 | 89.8% | |
| 1910 | 4223 | 74.4% | |
| 1920 | 6270 | 48.5% | |
| 1930 | 10,261 | 63.7% | |
| 1940 | 12,555 | 22.4% | |
| 1950 | 22,898 | 82.4% | |
| 1960 | 27.003 | 17.9% | |
| 1970 | 39.505 | 46.3% | |
| 1980 | 45,775 | 15.9% | |
| 1990 | 47.198 | 3.1% | |
| 2000 | 50,731 | 7.5% | |
| 2010 | 58,965 | 16.2% | |
| 2013 estimate | 61,792 | 4.8% | |
| 1860-2000 2010-2013 | |||
The first evidence of human settlement in the area around the present city dates back to the Middle Woodland period . The first white settlers came to Story County in the 1840s.
In 1859, land was secured for the construction of an agricultural school that later became the Iowa Agricultural College, which later became Iowa State University .
In 1864 a railway line of the then began construction Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad at the bridge over the South Skunk River established a settlement that after Congressman Oakes Ames of Massachusetts was named. In the 19th century he had a major influence on the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad , which runs through Ames.
In 1869 Ames was incorporated as an independent municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , Ames had 58,965 people in 22,759 households. The population density was 938 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 22,759 households.
The racial the population was composed of 84.5 percent white, 3.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 8.8 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.4 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
13.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 78.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.1 percent were 65 years or older. 47.0 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,714 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,713. 28.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- James Wilson (1835–1920) - longtime US Secretary of Agriculture (1897–1913) - lived in Ames for a long time
- Joseph Charles Arthur (1850–1942) - botanist - studied in Ames
- Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947) - suffragette - studied in Ames
- Billy Sunday (1862–1935) - athlete and mass preacher - born in Ames
- Albert MacCarthy (1876–1956) - mountaineer - born and raised in Ames
- Gertrude Mary Cox (1900–1978) - statistician - studied in Ames
- Peter Schickele (* 1935) - musician - born in Ames
- Edward Mezvinsky (* 1937) - Democratic member of the US House of Representatives (1973–1977) - born and raised in Ames
- Ted Kooser (* 1939) - poet - born and raised in Ames
- Thomas J. Barton (* 1940) - chemist and university professor - lives in Ames
- Charles Dodge (* 1942) - composer - born and raised in Ames
- Richard Hayward (1946-2010) - rock drummer - was born and raised in Ames
- Sara Paretsky (* 1947) - historian and crime writer - born in Ames
- Tom Latham (* 1948) - longtime Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1995–2015) - has lived in Ames for many years
- James Bovard (* 1956) - bestselling author, teacher and libertarian - born in Ames
- Neal Stephenson (* 1959) - science fiction writer - grew up mostly in Ames
- Jeffrey Dahmer (1960–1994) - serial killer - lived in Ames as a child for four years
- Laurel Clark (1961–2003) - astronaut - born in Ames
- Jane Espenson (* 1964) - screenwriter and film producer - born and raised in Ames
- John Livingston (* 1970) - actor - born in Ames
- Fred Hoiberg (* 1972) - basketball coach - has lived in Ames for years
- Ann Cotten (* 1982) - German-speaking writer and translator - born in Ames
- Harrison Barnes (* 1992) - basketball player - born and raised in Ames
- Celia Barquín Arozamena (1996–2018) - Spanish golfer and amateur European champion - studied at Iowa State University, murdered in Ames
- Joe Burrow (* 1996) - American football player - born in Ames
Town twinning
Since 1993 there has been a town partnership with Enzan ( Kōshū ) in Japan .
Web links
- Official website
- Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Iowa State University
- Ames Chamber of Commerce
- city-data.com - Ames, Iowa
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Ames - Mayor and City Council.Retrieved April 3, 2015
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 02001229.Retrieved April 3, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 3, 2015
- ↑ CyRide.Retrieved April 3, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ames Municipal Airport Accessed on April 3, 2015
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved April 3, 2015
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 3, 2015
- ↑ AmesHistory.org - Origin of Ames ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 3, 2015
- ↑ City of Ames - Interesting Facts about Ames.Retrieved April 3, 2015
