Ames

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ames is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 937 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ames, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Bill Dodd

American politician (1909–1991)

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Ellis Delaney

American singer-songwriter

Tink Riviere

American baseball player (1899-1965)

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Glenn Brady

HIRA SINGH NEGI

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Larry Eaglin

American football defensive back

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Harley McAdams

American physicist, microbial geneticist, and developmental biologist

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John Henderson Roberts

Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 1929

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Nicole Frazier

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ames

Just As I Am

Billy Graham · 1997

Politcs in AME Texas& 1ky BB& Govt Great Achv

2005

I Am Texas, an I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids Contest Production Vol. 13

iWRITE · 2022

What Am I? Texas

Anne Margaret Lewis · 2014

As I am

Lynn Mason · 1999

Am gov, Texas edition

Joseph Losco · 2011

The Texas Revolutionary Experience

Paul D. Lack · 1992

Circuit design for audio, AM/FM, and TV

Texas Instruments · 1967

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 224 mi
• Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 243 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Seen 2026-09-16

rustyseed paspalum

Paspalum langei

Seen 2026-09-13

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Seen 2026-09-13

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Seen 2026-09-12

Texas Systena

Systena gracilenta

Seen 2026-09-12

Lunate Zale Moth

Zale lunata

Seen 2026-09-12

Moonseed Moth

Plusiodonta compressipalpis

Seen 2026-09-12

Brown Panopoda Moth

Panopoda carneicosta

Seen 2026-09-12

Numata bipunctella

Numata bipunctella

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-17 03:15 UTC.