About 66,000 people.

Ames is home to Iowa State University, a big school known for science, farming, and engineering. It is a friendly college town buzzing with students.
You can see the animals and gardens at Reiman Gardens, cheer at a Cyclones game, or spot the famous giant butterfly greenhouse.
Iowa State University has a tall bell tower called the Campanile that rings out music across the green campus.
Reiman Gardens has a warm glass house full of colorful butterflies that flutter all around you as you walk through.