Slayton

History

Slayton was platted in 1882 by Charles W. Slayton, and named for him.

Geography

Slayton is in central Murray County and is surrounded by Slayton Township, a separate municipality. U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota State Highway 30 are the main routes in the city. US 59 leads north to Marshall and south to Worthington. MN 30 joins US 59 to the north out of town but turns off toward Westbrook, east of Slayton; to the west, MN 30 leads to Pipestone. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Slayton has a total area of , all land.

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  505
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  491
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  440
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  383
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  353
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  350
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  320
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  311