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Slayden is a small incorporated town in northwestern Dickson County, Tennessee.

Slayden grew up around the "Mineral Branch" of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, built in the late 19th century largely to haul iron from the nearby Cumberland Furnace works to market.

In the early 20th century Slayden was considered a major community of Dickson County and had its own department store.

The town went into decline after the Mineral Branch railroad and the Cumberland Furnace works closed, as residents left for jobs in Nashville and Clarksville.

Slayden's local primary school closed in 1960 and was merged with the larger school in nearby Vanleer.

With only 69 residents in the 1980 census, Slayden was known for the following decade as Tennessee's smallest incorporated town.

The 2020 census counted 170 residents in Slayden.

In the 2000 census, Slayden had 185 residents living in 79 households.

Tennessee State Route 235 passes through Slayden, leading northeast about 10 miles to Cunningham and south about 18 miles to Dickson.

The town's name reflects the Slayden family, whose members appear in Dickson County census records as early as 1820; many family members are buried in the Slayden Cemetery, also called Guerin Cemetery.