Ames is an unincorporated hamlet in southern Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 24. Ames lies along U.S. Route 30, west of the city of Fremont, the county seat of Dodge County. The hamlet consists of a post office, serving ZIP code 68621, a grain storage facility, a church and a few residences. Ames is also located within a census-designated place (CDP) which bears the hamlet's name. The United States Census Bureau reports that the entire CDP had a population of 24 as of the 2010 census.

History

A post office was established at Ames in 1885. The community was formerly named Ketchum but renamed Ames, likely for Oakes Ames, a Union Pacific Railroad official. Ames was a station and shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.

Demographics

Ames' population declined from 24 to 14 between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses.