| Official Name: | Ames, Nebraska |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | Nebraska#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Ames |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dodge |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.85 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.85 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1227 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 14 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.81 |
| Coordinates: | 41.4492°N -96.6264°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-01220 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2630666 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
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.[2] The hamlet consists of a post office, serving ZIP code 68621,[3] 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.[4]
A post office was established at Ames in 1885.[5] The community was formerly named Ketchum but renamed Ames,[6] likely for Oakes Ames, a Union Pacific Railroad official.[7] Ames was a station and shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.[8]
Ames' population declined from 24 to 14 between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses.