Map of Ames town, Oklahoma

Ames is a town in southeastern Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 239 at the 2010 census. This was a 20.1 percent increase from the figure of 199 in 2000.

Ames is best known for being located within the boundary of a geological structure that is called the Ames crater or the Ames Astrobleme. The Ames Astrobleme Museum is located in the town.

Ames town overview:
Name:	Ames town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Major County
Elevation:	1,211 ft (369 m)
Total Area:	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km²)
Land Area:	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	193
Population Density:	694.24/sq mi (267.72/km²)
ZIP code:	73718
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4001950
GNISfeature ID:	2412361

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History

Ames was founded at the opening of the Cherokee Outlet on September 16, 1893. It was initially named Hoyle, for a nearby creek. The Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railroad (later the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) constructed a line from Blackwell in Kay County to Darrow in Blaine County, that passed through the community. On January 4, 1902, it was named for Henry S. Ames, a railroad official.

Ames had a population of 278 at the 1920 census and 332 at the 1940 census, its peak population.

Oil was discovered within the Ames crater in 1991.