Malcolm

History

Malcolm was platted in 1877. The village was named for Malcolm Showers, the original owner of the town site. In 1880, the village was devastated by a prairie fire which burned from Middle Creek to Elk Creek which was followed by an outbreak of diphtheria which killed many local children. In 1885, Malcolm Showers purchased two lots and built Malcolm's first church and served as its Methodist minister until he was replaced by Reverend D.Y. Black. The Malcolm Messenger, a weekly newspaper featuring a popular gossip column, was established in 1891 and was published until 1934.

Geography

Malcolm is located at (40.907477, -96.865575). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  13,373
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,400
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,135
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,412
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  9,103
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,072
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,898
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7,784

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2014-01-06
  5 km NW of Liberty, Nebraska
• M 3.3 — 2010-11-18
  4 km E of Octavia, Nebraska