Malcolm, Alabama
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the McIntosh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36556. It stands on Little Poll Bayou. The Survey maps it on the Calvert quadrangle. 136 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 43 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMalcolm fell from 187 to 136 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 187 | |
| 2020 | 136 | -51 (-27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1943 USGS Citronelle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Citronelle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Calvert quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Citronelle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
552 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 552 fires within 5 miles of Malcolm between 1994 and 2020, burning about 13,223 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 271 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 271 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 123 |
| Debris and open burning | 122 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 303 ROBERTS ROAD MCINTOSH, AL |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Malcolm: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Bromine, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcintosh Salt Dome | Bromine | Producer | 1945, 1953 | |
| Olin Mathieson Salt Deposit | Salt | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malcolm in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2010: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Malcolm | $8,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down near Malcolm. Several trees were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malcolm | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees west of Malcolm. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Malcolm | - | A brief EF-0 tornado occurred on Happy Hill Road...just west of Highway 43. The tornado only affected one residence...producing minor damage. the most notable damage to the home was a blown out window...a damaged doorway...and minor roof damage. Portions of wood fencing was also damaged and patio furniture was thrown about. several pine trees were either snapped or downed as a result of the tornado. A few telephone poles were also damaged just to the northeast of the home on Happy Hill Road. The tornado path was 300 yards and the width was 75-100 yards. Maximum winds were 75 mph. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Malcolm | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Fairford | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| McIntosh | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Chestang | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Reid Settlement | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sims Chapel | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Topton | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Toinette | 10.2 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Malcolm | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1274992 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152207. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






