Welcome to Sloan ...

The village of Sloan is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Sloan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sloan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sloan has a population of 3,544 people<3> (see below for details).

Sloan is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sloan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Sloan: (716)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sloan had an population of 3,544 people. This is a decrease of 3.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sloan had a population of 3,661 people. This makes Sloan the county's 30th most populous community.

The population of Sloan represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 604th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,661 people, the population of Sloan decreased 3.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,775 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sloan.

Communities Also Named Sloan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Sloan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sloan.

Communities near Sloan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sloan.

• Buffalo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Niagara Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <5>
• North Tonawanda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <5>
• Lockport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <5>
• Lackawanna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <5>
• Kenmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <5>
• Depew
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <5>
• Tonawanda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <5>
• Lancaster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sloan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sloan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sloan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sloan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sloan. See our Newspapers Page for Sloan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sloan ...

Looking for more information about Sloan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sloan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sloan.

Adding Sloan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sloan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sloan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sloan post office opened in 1890.

We also found Sloan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sloan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sloan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/