With the CSX Frontier yard to the village's north and the Norfolk Southern Bison yard to the village's south, it was a historically important railroad town like nearby Depew.

[citation needed] For much of its history the village had a police force ranging from three to six officers.

[citation needed] Visniak brand soft drinks were made in Sloan.

[2] Sam Sloan owned the land which extended to the New York State Thruway when it was founded, but it is only 1-square-mile (2.6 km2) today.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.