CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofames.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.ameschamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitames.com/

Population:
50731 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1864 (railroad station)

County:
Story County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Iowa State University	1858

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Bovard	Author	1956		Lost Rights
Charles B. Knapp	Educator	13-Aug-1946		President, University of Georgia, 1987-97
Ted Kooser	Poet	25-Apr-1939		Poet Laureate of the United States
Edward Mezvinsky	Politician	17-Jan-1937		Congressman from Iowa, 1973-77
Sara Paretsky	Novelist	8-Jun-1947		V. I. Warshawski detective novels
Evan Stone	Pornstar	18-Jul-1964		Pirates
Billy Sunday	Religion	19-Nov-1862	6-Nov-1935	Baseball evangelist
Bob Walkup	Politician	14-Nov-1936		Mayor of Tucson

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