Ames, IA
Local News
- PHOTOS: A glimpse into Ames’ historic past — Iowa State Daily
- See photos of Jared Benko introduced as Iowa State athletics director — The Des Moines Register
- Benjamin Feller Obituary - Ames, IA — Dignity Memorial
- 3 Iowa State Basketball Standouts in Exhibition Loss to Creighton — Sports Illustrated
- Men's Basketball Wins Exhibition Opener in Ames — Creighton University Athletics
Ames (/eɪmz/) 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.[5] Iowa State University was home to 30,177 students as of fall 2023,[6] which make up approximately one half of the city’s population.
A United States Department of Energy national laboratory, Ames National Laboratory, is located on the ISU campus. Ames also hosts United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sites: the largest federal animal disease center in the United States, the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s National Animal Disease Center (NADC),[7] as well as one of two national USDA sites for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which comprises the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and the Center for Veterinary Biologics.[8] Ames also hosts the headquarters of the Iowa Department of Transportation.