<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 0454167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.cityofames.org/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Ames is a city in central Iowa approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines . It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading Agriculture, Design, Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine colleges . An United States Department of Energy national laboratory, Ames Laboratory, is located on the ISU campus . </P> <P> In 2017, Ames had a population of 66,498 . Iowa State University is home to 36,321 students (Fall 2017), which make up approximately one half of the city's population . </P>

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