Ames is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.

[3] A post office was opened in Shirley in 1868 (also known as Elm Creek, it is now part of Shirley Township, averaging a population of 40), but the post office was moved to Ames in 1878 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.

[4] The 2020 United States census counted 33 people, 14 households, and 8 families in Ames.

42.9% of households consisted of individuals and 28.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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