Ames, Kansas
Ames is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History[]
Ames was founded in 1883.[2]
A post office was opened in Shirley in 1868 (also known as Elm Creek, it is now part of Shirley Township averages a population of 40), but the post office was moved to Ames in 1878 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.[3]
Demographics[]
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Ames as a census-designated place (CDP).
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[]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames, Kansas
- ^ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 880.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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Coordinates: 39°34′10″N 97°26′31″W / 39.56944°N 97.44194°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Cloud County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- North Central Kansas geography stubs