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Notable locations in Ames: Camp Canwita (A), Ames (B), Iowa State University Arboretum (C), Veenker Memorial Golf Course (D), Reiman Gardens (E), Homewood Golf Course (F), Gilman Hall (G), Meat Lab (H), Horticulture Hall (I), Agronomy Greenhouse (J), Agronomy Hall (K), Agronomy Lab (L), Howe Hall (M), Kildee Hall (N), Kildee Meats Lab (O), Osborn Cottage (P), Human Nutritional Sciences Building (Q), Rumminant Nutrition Lab (R), Ross Hall (S), Coover Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Ames Mall (1), North Grand Mall (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ames include: Episcopal Parish of Ames (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B), Evangelical Free Church (C), Lord of Life Lutheran Church (D), Unitarian Fellowship of Ames (E), Ames Church of the Nazarene (F), Ames Community Church (G), Ames Four Square Church (H), Ames Jewish Congregation (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ontario Cemetery (1), Ames Municipal Cemetery (2), Memorial Gardens Cemetery (3), College Cemetery (4), Sunday Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Laverne Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Worrell Creek (A), Clear Creek (B), College Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ames include: Iowa State Nursery (1), Tom Evans Park (2), Teagarden Park (3), Duff Park (4), O'Neil Park (5), Duplicate Sun Dial of Plymouth Colony Historical Marker (6), Inis Grove Park (7), Squaw Creek Park (8), Old Towne Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Ames Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Ames Historical Society (Museums; 108 5th Street) (1), Brunnier Art Museum (Scheman Building) (2), Twentieth Century Bowling (Amusement & Theme Parks; 505 South Duff Avenue) (3), KD Billiard & Dart Supply (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4813 Lincoln Way) (4), Blacks Heritage Farm (26156 530th Avenue) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: The Hotel At Gateway Center (Us 30 & Elwood Drive) (1), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (2600 East 13th Street) (2), Super 8 Motel (I 35 & US30) (3), AmericInn Ames (2507 Southeast 16th Street) (4), Comfort Inn Ames (1605 South Dayton Avenue) (5), Iowa State Memorial Union (Isu Campus) (6), Audubon's Restaurant-Gateway Center (US30 & Elwood Drive) (7), University Inn (229 South Duff Avenue) (8), Super 8 Ames IA (1418 South Dayton Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Iowa State - Correctional Services Department Of 2nd Judicial District (111 Sherman Avenue) (1), Iowa State - Correctional Services Department of 2nd Judicial District- Administrative Off (510 5th Street) (2), Ames City - Clerk Of District Court-Story County- Clerk Of District Court- Frequently Called Num (515 Clark Avenue) (3), Iowa State - Judicial- Clerk Of District Court- Ames Office (515 Clark Avenue) (4), Iowa State - Correctional Services Department of 2nd Judicial District- Day Program Ce (510 5th Street) (5), Iowa State - Judicial- Juvenile Court Services (126 South Kellogg Avenue) (6), Iowa State - Casa Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (314 6th Street) (7), Iowa State - Correctional Services Department Of 2nd Judicial District- Adult Proba (509 Main Street) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ames and their reported violations in the past:
AMES WATER TREATMENT PLANT (Address: 300 E 5TH ST BLDG 1, Population served: 46503, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
ISU (Address: 220 HEATING PLANT, Population served: 28178, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-08-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-25-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-17-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-25-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-20-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-20-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-13-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-29-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
CRESTVIEW MOBILE HOME PARK (Address: 5615 LINCOLN WAY, Population served: 158, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-14-2001), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2001), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-12-2001)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUN-01-2001 and JUL-13-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-22-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2001), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-12-2001)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-26-2001), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-12-2001)
- 9 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
THE BROILER (Population served: 122, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between APR-2005 and MAY-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  20.4% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Ames compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
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Arenas or stadiums:
- Jack Trice Stadium. Capacity: 45,814. Iowa State Cyclones football.
- Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State University.
Banks with most branches in Ames (2007 data):
- First National Bank, Ames, Iowa: University Branch, Cub Foods Branch, North Grand Branch, at 405 Fifth Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $424.4 mil, Deposits: $358.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Ames National Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: Ames - University Branch, Ames - Main Branch, Ames - North Grand Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Ames North Grand Mall Branch, Ames Branch, Ames Main Branch. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Ames Community Bank: at 104 Chestnut, Mortensen Branch, 107 Main Street Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $196.9 mil, Deposits: $154.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Ogden Bancshares, Inc.
- First American Bank: Ames Grand Branch at 520 Grand Avenue, branch established on 1956-01-03; Ames Duff Branch at 1530 South Duff, branch established on 2000-09-18. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $1,549.8 mil, Deposits: $1,141.6 mil, headquarters in Fort Dodge, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Stark Bank Group, Ltd.
- Valley Bank: Ames Branch at 1103 Buckeye Avenue, branch established on 2005-07-18; Ames Lpo at 2701 Stange Road, Suite 120, branch established on 2006-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $554.0 mil, Deposits: $444.2 mil, headquarters in Moline, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: River Valley Bancorp, Inc.
- Midwest Heritage Bank, FSB: Ames Branch at 640 Lincoln Way, branch established on 1998-06-23; Ames Branch at 3800 West Lincoln Way, branch established on 1996-03-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $124.8 mil, Deposits: $106.6 mil, headquarters in Chariton, IA, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
- Bank of the West: 525 Main Street Branch at 525 Main Street, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $55,642.9 mil, Deposits: $37,436.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 671 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
- 3 other banks with 3 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Solid Waste Management |
15 | $50,452 | $40,362 | 3 | $1,324 |
| Sewerage |
20 | $89,578 | $53,747 | 3 | $7,884 |
| Parks and Recreation |
21 | $80,126 | $45,786 | 133 | $34,144 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
9 | $39,056 | $52,075 | 3 | $2,694 |
| Electric Power |
75 | $372,590 | $59,614 | 5 | $3,194 |
| Transit |
42 | $142,276 | $40,650 | 76 | $105,934 |
| Local Libraries |
19 | $80,394 | $50,775 | 51 | $46,522 |
| Other and Unallocable |
18 | $72,582 | $48,388 | 1 | $142 |
| Fire - Other |
11 | $47,822 | $52,169 | 1 | $832 |
| Streets and Highways |
47 | $162,480 | $41,484 | 3 | $1,740 |
| Water Supply |
18 | $78,234 | $52,156 | 1 | $3,872 |
| Firefighters |
52 | $232,794 | $53,722 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
22 | $81,972 | $44,712 | 25 | $15,310 |
| Judicial and Legal |
5 | $25,722 | $61,733 | 1 | $240 |
| Other Government Administration |
14 | $81,018 | $69,444 | 15 | $15,184 |
| Financial Administration |
38 | $155,250 | $49,026 | 3 | $3,342 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
49 | $226,698 | $55,518 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
475 | $2,019,044 | $51,007 | 324 | $242,358 |
Ames government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,653,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $104,597,000
Sewerage: $4,628,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,442,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,030,000
All Other: $591,000
Parking Facilities: $321,000
- Construction - General: $11,090,000
- Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $88,032,000
Electric Utilities: $25,815,000
Police Protection: $5,215,000
Transit Utilities: $5,084,000
Fire Protection: $3,944,000
Water Utilities: $3,723,000
Sewerage: $3,699,000
Regular Highways: $3,352,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,948,000
Libraries: $2,695,000
General - Other: $2,314,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,308,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,459,000
Central Staff Services: $911,000
Parking Facilities: $804,000
Welfare - Other: $796,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $695,000
Financial Administration: $594,000
Health Services - Other: $412,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $356,000
General Public Buildings: $265,000
Air Transportation: $105,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $439,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,086,000
Transit Utilities: $703,000
All Other: $31,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,050,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,231,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $7,315,000
Water Utilities: $399,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $69,976,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $6,555,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $40,720,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $225,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $28,030,000
Electric Utilities: $5,565,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,781,000
Electric Utilities: $1,750,000
Water Utilities: $174,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,629,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,210,000
Special Assessments: $575,000
Rents: $513,000
Property Sale Other: $144,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $127,077,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $34,217,000
Water Utilities: $6,067,000
Transit Utilities: $465,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,657,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,278,000
All Other: $3,661,000
General Support: $3,336,000
Transit Utilities: $1,572,000
- Tax - Property: $16,860,000
Total General Sales: $2,154,000
NEC: $1,124,000
Other Selective Sales: $801,000
Public Utilities: $70,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $68,779,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000
11.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,078 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.39% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
1.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($703 average AGI)| Story County: | 1.09% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,010 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.37% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)| Story County: | 0.18% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ames:
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KASI (1430 AM; 1 kW; AMES, IA)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWBG (1590 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ames:
- KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KURE (88.5 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: RESIDENCE ASSOCS. B/CSTNG SER., INC.)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K206AW (89.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDFR (91.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KVJZ (106.3 FM; ANKENY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K290AJ (105.9 FM; GILBERT, IA; Owner: MAJESTIC AIRWAVES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ames:
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
- K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- K25FA (Channel 25; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K47EK (Channel 47; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K49DZ (Channel 49; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K55GV (Channel 55; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K57GN (Channel 57; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K61GF (Channel 61; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
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