Ames (/eɪmz/) is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located
approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It
is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading
agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medicine colleges. A
United States Department of Energy national laboratory, Ames
Laboratory, is located on the ISU campus.Ames (/eɪmz/) is a city in
Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately 30 miles (48
km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home
of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design,
engineering, and veterinary medicine colleges. A United States
Department of Energy national laboratory, Ames Laboratory, is located
on the ISU campus.In 2019, Ames had a population of 66,258. Iowa State
University was home to 33,391 students as of fall 2019, which make up
approximately one half of the city's population.Ames also hosts United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sites: the largest federal
animal disease center in the United States, USDA's Agricultural
Research Service's National Animal Disease Center (NADC)., as well as,
one of two national USDA sites for the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), which comprises the National Veterinary
Services Laboratory and the Center for Veterinary Biologics. Ames has
the headquarters for the Iowa Department of Transportation. Ames, Iowa Top Movies & Young Movies