Malott, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Okanogan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98829. It stands on Loup Loup Creek. The Survey maps it on the Malott quadrangle. 464 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMalott fell from 487 to 464 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 | 487 | |
| 2020 | 464 | -23 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Malott quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Malott between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,006 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST O AND B ROAD |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHILLY SPOT |
| 28 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colville Agency | MALOTT HUD |
| 25 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,608 acres | Spokane District | MALOTT |
| 23 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | RAILROAD |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 acres | Spokane District | SPRING COULEE |
| 1 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 310 acres | Colville Agency | MILEPOST 281 |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 211 acres | Colville Agency | SOAP LAKE MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Malott: 10 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 past producers, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Bromine, Copper, Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Jim Vein | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Malott | Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc, Nickel | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | |
| Malott | Quartz | Occurrence | Quartz | |
| Malott | Copper, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silica, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Malott Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum, Nickel | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Monse Tungsten | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Okanogan County | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rustler | Gold, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Rustler Prospect | Gold, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Tollefson Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malott in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2015: 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Malott | $85,000 | Highway 97 north of Malott, WA was blocked by debris at milepost 279. Flash flooding clogged a culvert and washed out a portion of the roadway. Railroad trestles were also taken out at this milepost. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Malott | - | A law enforcement officer reported five feet of water in Chiliwist Creek bed with one foot of water coming over Chiliwist Road which is near 6 miles west of Malott, WA. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Malott | - | Hail size, location, and crop damage are estimated. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Malott | - | There were three separate reports of hail near Malott. First, there was a report of dime-sized (0.75") hail 4 miles southwest of Malott at 517 PM PDT. Then there was a report of quarter-sized (1") hail 1 mile west of Malott also at 517 PM PDT. This location also reported a 41 mph thunderstorm wind gust and 0.48 inches of rain in 10 minutes. Finally, there was a report of half-inch diameter hail 1 mile north of Malott at 520 PM PDT. The hail apparently caused damage to several fruit orchards. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chillowist | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ophir | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Olema | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wakefield | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Okanogan | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mowich Illahee | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Monse | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Thompson (historical) | 10.1 miles | 12 |
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 Malott | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474219 | 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 1522668. 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.





