village
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, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census. It is within the town of
Canajoharie
Canajoharie (), also known as the "Upper Castle", was the name of one of two major towns of the Mohawk nation in 1738. The community stretched for a mile and a half along the southern bank of the Mohawk River, from a village known as ''Dekanohag ...
. As of 2025, it is the smallest village in
upstate New York
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.
History
Unlike other communities in the region, settled by Germans, Ames was settled by pioneers from
New England
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around 1779. The village was incorporated in 1924.
The Ames Academy Building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2002.
Geography
Ames is in southwestern Montgomery County, in the southern part of the town of Canajoharie.
New York State Route 10
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U.S. Census Bureau
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, the village of Ames has an area of , all land.
Brimstone Creek
Brimstone Creek is a river
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crosses the southern side of the village, flowing north to join
Canajoharie Creek
The Canajoharie Creek () is a river that flows into the Mohawk River in the Village of Canajoharie in the U.S. State of New York. The name "Canajoharie" is a Mohawk language term meaning "the pot that washes itself", referring to the "Canajoha ...
, a north-flowing tributary of the
Mohawk River
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.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 173 people, 68 households, and 49 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 72 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.42%
White
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, and 0.58% from two or more races.
There were 68 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were
married couples
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living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $23,750 for females. The
per capita income
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for the village was $17,794. About 8.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those sixty-five or over.
governor
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of
Wisconsin
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