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Sloan

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Total population

1,018

Weather52°F · Mostly Clear
Coordinates42.23°, -96.22°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Iowa, United States, Sloan is a small city. Its coordinates of 42.233°, -96.225° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,018. Population density therefore averages about 679 per km², a moderate population density. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The administrative footprint covers a compact 1.5 km². The location receives about 1,518 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 59% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
42.2331
Longitude
-96.2248
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
52°F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
78°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
50°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
73°F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
56°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday
81°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny

Forecast for Sloan, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.8%
Diabetes
8.8%
Adult obesity
36.9%
Binge drinking
22.9%
Adult smoking
14.7%
No leisure activity
23.1%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
21,938
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    803
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    767
  • Killdeer
    Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    598
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    551
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    499
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    442
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    438
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    432

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
2
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Westwood Elementary School
    Elementary · Sloan · 336 students · 12.4:1 ratio
  • Westwood High School
    High · Sloan · 289 students · 20.6:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
American electrical engineer (1887–1959)
D
Don Black
American baseball player (1917-1959)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,518

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
181
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sloan

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, Transmission division
1983
Pulitzer Prize editorials
Pulitzer Prize editorials
W. David Sloan · 1994
Sloan's almanac and traveler's guide for 1851. ...
1851
Conference proceedings, the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Plan
Conference proceedings, the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Plan
1983
Fluency of Light
Aisha Sabatini Sloan · 2013
Pulitzer prize editorials
Pulitzer prize editorials
W. David Sloan · 1980
Middle and Late Ordovician lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the upper Mississippi Valley
Robert E. Sloan · 1987
Potowonok
Potowonok
Earle Sloan Smith · 1916

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Ring-necked Snake
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Seen 2026-10-05
Lined Snake
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Seen 2026-10-05
DeKay's Brownsnake
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Seen 2026-10-05
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Seen 2026-10-03
Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Bombus fraternus
Seen 2026-09-09
Western Foxsnake
Western Foxsnake
Pantherophis ramspotti
Seen 2026-09-08
Maximilian sunflower
Maximilian sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
Seen 2026-09-07
Bumble Flower Beetle
Bumble Flower Beetle
Euphoria inda
Seen 2026-08-23
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
Seen 2026-08-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library