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is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km
The landscape surrounding the city consists of rolling hills dotted with conventional farm buildings and livestock as well as newer agricultural facilities and row crop farming systems. Some suburban-style subdivisions lie a short distance to the south.
Gilbert's southern boundary is only two miles north of the Ames boundary that was extended when the Ada Hayden Heritage Park was developed. It is not difficult to look south from Gilbert and see buildings in Ames.