Ames

Summary

Ames is a city in the United States^[1]. Ames ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ames is located in Story County^[3].
• Ames is in the country of United States^[4].
• Ames's head of government is recorded as John Haila^[5].
• Ames's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Oakes Ames is named after Ames^[7].
• Ames's postal code is recorded as 50010^[8].
• Ames's postal code is recorded as 50011^[9].
• Ames's postal code is recorded as 50012^[10].
• Ames's postal code is recorded as 50013^[11].
• Ames's postal code is recorded as 50014^[12].
• Ames's Commons category is recorded as Ames, Iowa^[13].
• Ames's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[14].
• Ames's local dialing code is recorded as 515^[15].
• January 1, 1864 marks the founding of Ames^[16].
• Ames's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.027335, 'lon': -93.631586}^[17].
• Ames's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofames.org/^[18].
• Ames's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ames, Iowa^[19].
• Ames has a population of {'amount': '+58965'}^[20].
• Ames has a population of {'amount': '+66427'}^[21].
• Ames's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Ames, Iowa^[22].
• Ames's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Ames's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Ames's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ames'}^[25].
• Ames's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Ames, Iowa^[26].
• Ames's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Ames, Iowa^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1864 marks the founding of Ames^[16].

Identity

Ames's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ames'}^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Ames include Ames Municipal Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in United States^[30].

Why It Matters

Ames ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).^[2] Ames has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Ames is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Ames include Ames Municipal Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in United States^[30].