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History · Malta Township

36% of Malta Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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Where Malta Township’s name came from

How did Malta Township get its name?

Malta Township was named directly or indirectly after the island of Malta.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Malta Township’s past

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The story

How Malta Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Malta Township.

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Malta Township was organized in 1880. It was named directly or indirectly after the island of Malta.

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On the map

Malta Township on the map, 1953 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Malta Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Malta Township on the 1953 USGS mapMalta Township on the 1971 USGS mapMalta Township on the 1985 USGS map1953Ortonville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Malta Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Almond Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOtrey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoonshine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStevens TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.