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Ames
A village of 138 people in New York
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Village in New York, United StatesAmes is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census. It is within the town of Canajoharie. As of 2025, it is the smallest village in upstate New York.
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Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 12.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Hometown Health Centers at AmsterdamAmsterdam · 21.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
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