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Slaughterville is a town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,137.〔 The community is made up of mostly homes on acreages so it has retained a rural type of land use. Much of the area is wooded and has a natural scenic outdoor appeal to residents and visitors. ==History== Slaughterville was named after a grocery store run by James Slaughter in the early 20th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Slaughterville, Oklahoma )〕 The site was located in the Unassigned Lands of Indian Territory. It was opened to settlement in the Land Run of 1889. The first building was erected in the same year. The town did not incorporate until 1970, to avoid annexation by either Norman, Noble, or Lexington.〔O'Dell, Larry. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Slaughterville." Retrieved December 1, 2012.()〕 Slaughterville encompassed at incorporation. It deannexed about 40 percent of the area during the 1980s, but later annexed more land and by 2000 had an area of .〔 The town name was the subject of controversy in 2004 when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) asked Slaughterville to rename the town. Slaughterville's town council heard presentations by members of PETA and local citizens before voting against the suggestion.〔(''Sorry PETA, the name sticks''; The Associated Press; February 23, 2004. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slaughterville, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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