Ames is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Cloud County, Kansas
Cloud County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Concordia. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,032. The county was named after William Cloud, an officer in the America ...
, United States.
As of the
2020 census, the population was 33.
It is located three miles southwest of
Clyde, next to state highway
K-9.
History
Ames was founded in 1883.
A post office was opened in Shirley in 1868 (also known as Elm Creek, it is now part of Shirley Township, averaging a population of 40), but the post office was moved to Ames in 1878 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.
Demographics
The
2020 United States census counted 33 people, 14 households, and 8 families in Ames.
The population density was 77.5 per square mile (29.9/km). There were 14 housing units at an average density of 32.9 per square mile (12.7/km).
The racial makeup was 100.0% (33)
white
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or
European American
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(100.0%
non-Hispanic white
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), 0.0% (0)
black
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or
African-American
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, 0.0% (0)
Native American or
Alaska Native
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, 0.0% (0)
Asian, 0.0% (0)
Pacific Islander
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or
Native Hawaiian
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, 0.0% (0) from
other races, and 0.0% (0) from
two or more races
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.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race was 0.0% (0) of the population.
Of the 14 households, 14.3% had children under the age of 18; 42.9% were married couples living together; 21.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 42.9% of households consisted of individuals and 28.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.
36.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 6.1% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 57.1 males.
For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 75.0 males.
Education
The community is served by
Clifton-Clyde USD 224 public school district, which has three schools:
* Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, located in Clyde.
* Clifton-Clyde Middle School, located in Clifton.
* Clifton-Clyde Grade School, located in Clifton.
See also
*
Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad
The Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. state of Kansas. Originally planned as a line from Atchison, Kansas, Atchison west into Colorado, and given federal land grants by the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 as one of the br ...
References
Further reading
External links
* Cloud County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Census-designated places in Cloud County, Kansas
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