BlockMalden, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Cotton Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63863. The Survey maps it on the Malden quadrangle. 3,706 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 292 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMalden fell from 4,275 to 3,706 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 | 4,275 | |
| 2020 | 3,706 | -569 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Malden quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Malden quadrangle1:62500
- 1978 USGS Malden quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Malden: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
30 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malden in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $150,000 | Straight-line winds uprooted numerous trees around downtown Malden. A funeral home suffered roof and wall damage. Numerous homes had roof damage. A shed was destroyed. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $30,000 | High winds caused roof damage and some trees down in town. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $25,000 | Straight line winds knocked over an irrigation pivot along Highway 25 between Malden and Kennett. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $25,000 | Straight line winds caused damage to a building and the Malden Airport. Some campers were rolled. Trees were uprooted. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $25,000 | Straight line winds blew trees down just north of Malden. One tree was 3 feet in diameter. In addition, a few roofs were blown off of homes. Some damage was also reported at the Malden Regional Airbase and Industrial Park. Fallen trees and debris were common sights at the Airbase after the storm, including a large tree which was found on top of a school bus and another on top of a home. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $15,000 | A building under construction had its roof blown down. Several trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Malden | $10,000 | Three houses had water in them due to flash flooding. Several drainage ditches were filled with water. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $5,000 | A few power lines were knocked down. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Malden | $3,500 | Nickel size hail was covering the ground south of Malden. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | $1,000 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Malden | $750 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Malden | $110 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Malden | $10 | 24 hour total rainfall of 8.16 inches. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Malden | $10 | no account filed |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | A roof was blown off a building on Highway 25 just north of Malden. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | A tree fell onto a house on Highway J. A motorist driving on Highway J had a tree fall on their car. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Straight-line winds knocked over an empty rail car. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Trees were knocked down across Malden. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | One tree down in town. Winds measured at 60 mph off home weather unit. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Malden | - | Measured 6.2 inches of rainfall 9 miles west of Malden. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Straight line winds were measured at 60 mph in Malden. Scattered tree limbs and power lines were knocked down. Some fell on a few houses and vehicles. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Straight line winds knocked shingles off numerous structures in Malden. Power lines and trees were knocked down across town. Metal roof was blown off a store. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Straight line winds caused partial roof damage to three homes. A carport and an awning were also destroyed. A few trees and privacy fences were also knocked down. The damage occurred on the south side of Malden. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Straight line winds partially blew a roof off of a mobile home. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malden | - | Straight line winds knocked several tree limbs down in Malden. In addition, minor roof damage occurred across the town and one awning was destroyed. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Malden | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Malden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spoonerville | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Providence | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| McGuire | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Townley | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Page | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Wrightsville | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Valley Ridge | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bethany | 6.6 miles | 9 |
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 Malden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q954015 | 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 721773. 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.
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.