Editing Malta, Idaho

{{short description|City in Cassia County, Idaho, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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'''Malta''' is a city in [[Cassia County, Idaho|Cassia County]], [[Idaho]], United States. The population was 193 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Burley, Idaho]] [[Burley micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The settlers in the Malta area in the early 1880s had no central location for mail delivery.  The mail was delivered in open boxes.  The Condit family secured a permit from the U.S. Post Office Department to open a post office and name the community.  The post office was opened in 1883. Apparently it seemed like an island in a wide expanse of sea, so they named it Malta after the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.<ref name="island">{{cite book |last1=Bowen |first1=V.K. |last2=Cassia County Historical Society |date=2009 |title=Images of America: Cassia County |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |pages=79–80 |isbn=978-0-7385-6928-4 |accessdate=July 24, 2016 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M4e6BvwLRSIC&q=malta}}</ref>

A website, created as an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] project, includes a history on the majority of the people buried at the Valley Vu Cemetery in Malta. It also has histories and information from Raft River High School, including yearbooks.<ref name="eagle">{{cite web |url=http://maltaidaho.org |title=Malta, Idaho |accessdate=July 24, 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1970= 196
|1980= 196
|1990= 171
|2000= 177
|2010= 193
|estyear=2016
|estimate=196
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-12-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 193 people, 66 households, and 46 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|137.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 74 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 8.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.5% of the population.

There were 66 households, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.70.

The median age in the city was 33.2 years. 32.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 10.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 177 people, 62 households, and 49 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|124.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 75 housing units, with an average density of {{convert|52.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 98.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 62 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,292, and the median income for a family was $38,542. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $43,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,852.  About 9.3% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.8% of those sixty five or over.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-12-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-07-02}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Malta has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=365501&cityname=Malta%2C+Idaho%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Malta, Idaho]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Malta, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1984–2018
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 63
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 78
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 73
|Dec record high F = 68

|Jan high F = 36.3
|Feb high F = 41.5
|Mar high F = 52.2
|Apr high F = 58.1
|May high F = 67.8
|Jun high F = 77.9
|Jul high F = 87.6
|Aug high F = 86.5
|Sep high F = 76.7
|Oct high F = 62.7
|Nov high F = 47.5
|Dec high F = 36.3
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 26.7
|Feb mean F = 30.9
|Mar mean F = 38.3
|Apr mean F = 44.1
|May mean F = 52.2
|Jun mean F = 60.2
|Jul mean F = 68.0
|Aug mean F = 67.1
|Sep mean F = 58.2
|Oct mean F = 46.8
|Nov mean F = 35.2
|Dec mean F = 26.5
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 17.1
|Feb low F = 20.3
|Mar low F = 24.4
|Apr low F = 30.0
|May low F = 36.5
|Jun low F = 42.4
|Jul low F = 48.4
|Aug low F = 47.6
|Sep low F = 39.8
|Oct low F = 30.8
|Nov low F = 23.0
|Dec low F = 16.6
|year low F =

|Jan record low F = -25
|Feb record low F = -19
|Mar record low F = -12
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 19
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 33
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = -12
|Dec record low F = -18

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.70
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.41
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.75
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.01
|May precipitation inch = 1.46
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.65
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.73
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.92
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.88
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.82
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.58
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.70
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.3
|Feb precipitation days = 4.9
|Mar precipitation days = 5.0
|Apr precipitation days = 6.6
|May precipitation days = 7.7
|Jun precipitation days = 4.5
|Jul precipitation days = 4.1
|Aug precipitation days = 4.1
|Sep precipitation days = 3.8
|Oct precipitation days = 4.8
|Nov precipitation days = 5.3
|Dec precipitation days = 6.1

|Jan snow inch = 4.2
|Feb snow inch = 1.9
|Mar snow inch = 1.2
|Apr snow inch = 1.2
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.3
|Dec snow inch = 3.1
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.4
|Feb snow days = 1.1
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.4
|Dec snow days = 1.2
|year snow days = 6.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00105567&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Malta, ID
|access-date = July 6, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=pih
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Pocatello
|access-date = July 6, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Education==
Malta is a part of the [[Cassia County School District]].

Zoned schools include:
* Raft River Elementary School
* [[Raft River Junior/Senior High School]]

==See also==
{{portal|Idaho}}
* [[List of cities in Idaho]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Malta, Idaho}}


{{Cassia County, Idaho}}

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[[Category:Cities in Cassia County, Idaho]]
[[Category:Cities in Idaho]]
[[Category:Burley, Idaho micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1883]]
[[Category:1883 establishments in Idaho Territory]]