Census Data for Ames

As far as we can tell, Ames has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Ames, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Ruma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
  • Ruma is located in Randolph County
• Prairie du Rocher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
  • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
  • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
  • Prairie du Rocher village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
• Red Bud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <2>
• Evansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <2>
• Fults
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fults have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
  • Fults is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <2>
• Baldwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
• Hecker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
  • Hecker is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
• Maeystown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeystown
  • Maeystown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maeystown <2>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <2>
• Ellis Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Grove
  • Ellis Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis Grove <2>
• Bloomsdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
  • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <2>
• Waterloo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
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  • New Athens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
    • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
  • Lenzburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenzburg
    • Lenzburg is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenzburg <2>
  • Valmeyer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
    • Valmeyer is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <2>

Monroe County ...

Ames is located in Monroe County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Monroe County.

Miscellaneous Information for Ames ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Monroe County or the community of Ames:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Ames:
  • GNIS ID for Ames: 403486
  • GNIS ID for Monroe County: 1784865
  • GNIS ID for State of Illinois: 1779784

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 17 (Illinois)
  • County Code: 133 (Monroe County)
  • Place Code: 01335 (Ames)
  • State & County Code: 17/133 (Illinois / Monroe County)
  • State & Place Code: 17/01335 (Illinois / Ames)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Ames is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Ames.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ames. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)