Malden

History

Malden is a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River that was settled by Puritans in 1640 on land purchased in 1629 from the Mystic tribe of the Pawtucket Confederation, with a further grant in 1639 by the Squaw Sachem of Mistick and her husband Webcowet. The area was originally called the "Mistick Side" and was a part of Charlestown. It was incorporated as a separate town in 1649 under the name "Mauldon". The city originally included the adjacent cities of Melrose (until 1850) and Everett (until 1870).

Geography

Malden is bordered by Melrose on the north, Medford on the west, Everett on the south, Revere on the east, and Saugus on the northeast. Boojum Rock, located in the northwest corner of Malden inside the Middlesex Fells Reservation, is the highest point in Malden, with an elevation of approximately . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.78%, is water. Bordered on the northwest by the cliffs of Middlesex Fells, Malden is drained by the Malden River.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  155,858
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  139,819
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  128,788
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  123,472
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  118,823
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  115,226
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  110,832
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  102,121

Largest nearby schools

• Lexington High
  High · Lexington · 2,303 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Everett High
  High · Everett · 2,231 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Newton North High
  High · Newtonville · 2,099 students · 10.9:1 ratio
• Cambridge Rindge and Latin
  High · Cambridge · 1,867 students · 8.7:1 ratio
• Malden High
  High · Malden · 1,856 students · 16:1 ratio
• Waltham Sr High
  High · Waltham · 1,751 students · 10.9:1 ratio
• Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
  Other · Malden · 1,608 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Arlington High
  High · Arlington · 1,527 students · 13.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2025-01-27
  9 km SE of York Harbor, Maine
• M 2.7 — 2023-12-23
  5 km SW of Chichester, New Hampshire
• M 2.7 — 2018-02-15
  0 km SE of East Kingston, New Hampshire
• M 2.9 — 2010-06-07
  29 km SE of York Beach, Maine
• M 2.8 — 2008-03-09
  25 km SE of York Beach, Maine
• M 2.5 — 2007-10-19
  2 km WSW of Littleton Common, Massachusetts