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Ames, Iowa

Ames
City
Motto: "Smart choice"
Location in the State of Iowa
Location in the State of Iowa
Ames is located in the US
Ames
Ames
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°02′05″N 93°37′12″W / 42.03472°N 93.62000°W / 42.03472; -93.62000Coordinates: 42°02′05″N 93°37′12″W / 42.03472°N 93.62000°W / 42.03472; -93.62000
Country United States
State Iowa
County Story
Incorporated 1864
Government
 • Mayor Ann Campbell
Area
 • City 24.27 sq mi (62.86 km2)
 • Land 24.21 sq mi (62.70 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation 942 ft (287 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 58,965
 • Estimate (2012) 60,634
 • Rank 8th in Iowa
 • Density 2,435.6/sq mi (940.4/km2)
 • Urban 60,438
 • Metro 89,542 (estimate based on Story County)
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP code(s)™ 50010, 50011-50013 (UNIQUE ZIP Codes™-for Iowa State University), 50014
GNIS feature ID 0454167
Website http://www.cityofames.org/

Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County. Lying approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines, it had a 2010 population of 58,965. The U.S. Census Bureau designates the Ames metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County; combined with the Boone, Iowa micropolitan statistical area (Boone County, Iowa), the pair make up the larger Ames-Boone combined statistical area. While Ames is the largest city in Story County, the county seat is in the nearby city of Nevada 8 miles (13 km) east of Ames.

Ames is the home of Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU), a public research institution with leading Agriculture, Design, Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine colleges. ISU is the nation's first designated land-grant university, and the birthplace of the Atanasoff–Berry Computer, the world's first electronic digital computer. Ames hosts one of two national sites for the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which comprises the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and the Center for Veterinary Biologics. Ames is also the home of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service's National Animal Disease Center. NADC is the largest federal animal disease center in the U.S., conducting research aimed at solving animal health and food safety problems faced by livestock producers and the public. Ames has the headquarters for the Iowa Department of Transportation.


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