Welcome to Malta ...

The city of Malta is located in Phillips County<1> and is the County Seat for Phillips County.

The location of Malta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Malta has a population of 1,859 people<3> (see below for details).

Malta is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Malta is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Malta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Malta lies within the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Malta had an population of 1,859 people. This is a decrease of 6.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Malta had a population of 1,997 people (which is 46.97% of the total population of Phillips County). This makes Malta the county's most populous community.

The population of Malta represents 0.2% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,997 people, the population of Malta decreased 5.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,120 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Malta.

Communities Also Named Malta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Malta: This one is located in Phillips County and the other is located in Dawson County.

Beyond Montana, there are 16 communities that are also named Malta - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Malta.

Communities near Malta ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Malta.

• Dodson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
• Wagner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
  • Wagner is located in Phillips County
• Saco
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <5>
• Loring
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
  • Loring is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loring <5>
• Whitewater
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Malta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malta. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Malta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malta ...

Looking for more information about Malta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Malta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Malta.

Adding Malta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Malta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Malta post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/