Malden

Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 66,263 people. The city 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 north west corner of Malden inside the Middlesex Fells Reservation is the highest point in Malden with an elevation of approximately 275 feet. Malden High School has the second-oldest continuous high school football rivalry in the United States with Medford High School. In 1984, Malden came to national renown as the location of the controversial Fells Acres Day Care Center preschool trial. In 2004, a same-sex Malden couple was the first to marry in Massachusetts at 9:15 am on May 17, 2004 at Cambridge City Hall. In the 2010 United States Census, there were 59,450 people, 25,161 households, and 13,575 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 52.5% White, 14.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 20.1%. The city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km²), of which 5.4 square miles of land (0.10 km²) is water. It is drained by the Malden River. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 3.13.

History

Malden was settled by Puritans in 1640 on land purchased in 1629 from the Pennacook tribe. The name Malden was selected by Joseph Hills, an early settler and landholder, and was named after Maldon, England. Malden High School has the second-oldest continuous high school football rivalry in the United States with Medford High School. The first "Thanksgiving Day Game" dates back to 1889. In 1984, Malden came to national renown as the location of the controversial Fells Acres Day Care Center preschool trial. In 2004, a same-sex Malden couple was the first to marry in Massachusetts at 9:15 am on May 17, 2004 at Cambridge City Hall. Massachusetts is the first state in the U.S. to issue same- sex marriage licenses. The city originally included what are now the adjacent cities of Melrose (until 1850) and Everett (until 1870). At the time of the American Revolution, the population was at about 1,000 people, and the citizens were involved early in resisting British rule. They boycotted the consumption of tea in 1770 to protest the Revenue Act of 1766, and it was also the first town to petition the colonial government to secede from the British Empire. Malden is home to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was founded in 1788. The school is one of the oldest in the state. It is located on the Massachusetts Turnpike.

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 north west corner of Malden inside the Middlesex Fells Reservation is the highest point in Malden with an elevation of approximately 275 feet. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km²), of which 5.2 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) is water. Malden is drained by the Malden River. The city is located on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which runs through the center of the city. The turnpike is one of the busiest roads in the state, reaching speeds of up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) in some areas. It was built in the 19th century as part of the Boston-Everett-Medford rail line. The town was named after the town's founder, William Malden, who was born in the town in 17th century. It is also known as the "Town of the Fells" because of the large number of cliffs that line the city's western edge. The Malden Fells are home to the famous "Middlesex Fells" cliffs, which were once the most popular tourist destination in the country. They are now considered the most scenic area of the state and are considered to be the most beautiful place in Massachusetts.

Demographics

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 59,450 people, 25,161 households, and 13,575 families residing in the city. Malden is one of ten Massachusetts cities with the largest Asian populations in the state. As of 2009 and 2010, 37% of residents of Malden were born outside of the United States. The percentage of foreign-born residents was the second-highest in Massachusetts, after Chelsea. Previous immigrants included Italians and Irish in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In the 2017, Malden Community Action Center began building a new center to serve the growing Asian American population. The center will be located in South Cove Community Health Malden, which will be the city's first community health center. The city is home to the Massachusetts Asian Pacific American Coalition, which offers English as a second language classes. It is also the home of the Moroccan American Civic and Cultural Association, which is located in Malden. In 1990 Malden had 2,805 Asian residents, making the city 5.2% Asian. In 2000 this increased to 7,882 Asians, or 14.5%. There were 4,504 ethnic Chinese people, 876 ethnic Vietnamese, and 696 ethnic Indians. From 1990 to 2000 the Vietnamese population. increased by 187% and the Indian population increased by 262%. From 2000 to 2010 the Chinese population of Maldan increased by about 50%. The city's population is 52.5% White, 14.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 20.1%. Asian (11.1%; Chinese, 3.1%) and 2.8%.

Education

Malden has five public elementary and middle schools; one charter elementary, middle, and high school. The city's three high schools are Malden High School, Malden Catholic High School and Mystic Valley Regional Charter High School. The elementary schools in Malden were replaced in the late 1990s with five new facilities: Beebe, Ferryway, Forestdale, Linden, and Salemwood. Malden has one Catholic high school, one Catholic Pre-K through 8 school, Cheverus Catholic School; and one public preschool. According to a study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics in 2013, Maldan High School was found to be the most diverse public high school in Massachusetts. The Malden Public Schools is the school district for the city of Malden, Massachusetts.

Neighborhoods

Malden's squares include Malden Square, Converse Square, Oak Grove Square, Bellrock Square, Judson Square, and Linden Square. The Edgeworth neighborhood is the southwest section of the city. The city's football stadium, Macdonald Stadium, is in Edgewort. The Converse Rubber Factory and offices once operated in the bottom of Pearl Street. This is the original home of the Converse "All-Star" Basketball Sneakers. The Bell Rock Memorial Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It contains marked graves dating back to 1670. The headquarters for New England Coffee are located in the West End of Malden. It is also home to St. Rocco's Feast, SunSetter Awnings and Pisa Pizza. The former Emerson grammar school is the former home of Immaculate Conception Grammar School. The school's football team played their home games at Brother Gilbert Stadium, located at Commercial & Medford Streets inEdgeworth. Due to the hundreds of maple trees. in the area, the neighborhood became known as Maplewood. The neighborhood is located along the Saugus Branch Railroad's projected route. Here, the railroad president purchased 200 acres in Malden along its projected route and planned a residential development with wide streets and ornamental trees. The area is now called Maplewood, after the name of one of the trees he planted there. It also contains Devir Park, Pearl St. Park, and Callahan Park.

Government and infrastructure

The city government of Malden includes a mayor and city council. The mayor is elected to a four-year term. As of May 2021, the mayor is Gary Christenson. The Malden City Council has eleven elected members. All eleven are elected to two-year terms. The city council elects from among its members an individual to serve as Council President. The council is made up of members elected from the city's eight wards. Three of the members, known as Councillors-at-Large, are elected city-wide. The Council President is elected from among the members of the city council to serve a four year term. The current council president is Gary Christensen, who was most recently elected to this position on November 5, 2019 and his current four- year term expires at the end of 2023. He is known as the "Malden Mayor" and his term expires in May 2021. He was elected to the position by a majority of the voters in November 2019, and he is currently serving his fourth term as the mayor. He has been in office for four years and is currently in office until May 2021 and is serving his fifth term as mayor. His current term ends in May 2023 and he will serve his fifth year in office as of May 20, 2021.

Transportation

The city is served by the Orange Line subway that connects it to downtown Boston. The city's subway stops are Malden Center and Oak Grove. U.S. 1, Route 28, Route 60 and Route 99 run through Malden as arterial routes. Route 16 and Interstate 93 are a short distance outside the citys borders. There is a sizable section of the old Boston and Maine Saugus Branch Railroad line running across the middle of Malden. This line is currently owned by the MBTA, but has been out of use since 1993 and has not seen passenger service since 1958. The Northern Strand Trail (aka Bike to the Sea Trail) opened in December 2012. The paved section of trail currently extends from Wellington Street in Everett through Linden Square at the Malden/Revere. Trail extensions to the Mystic River / Encore Casino in Everett and paving the trail thru Revere, SaugUS and to Western Avenue in Lynn will be built starting in Fall 2019. The City of Lynn and the Department of Conservation and Recreation will also be building a separated bicycle lane through Lynn Common, down Market Street and the Lynnway to Lynn and Nahant Beaches. Malden ArtLine features the "ArtLine" a series of murals and sculptures created through the efforts of Maldens Arts. It is also possible to ride a bike from the city to the beaches of Nantucket, Rhode Island, via the Nantasket Beach Bike Trail, which will be completed in 2019.

Points of interest

Approximately 30 park sites throughout the city provide a variety of recreational facilities including tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds, and ballfields. Other sites include a 400-meter synthetic running track at MacDonald Stadium; 56 acres (23 ha) of the Middlesex Fells Reservation; the 25-acre (10 ha) Fellsmere Pond; a DCR-owned-and-operated swimming pool; a 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) field house built under the new school rebuilding plan. The state-of-the-art Malden YMCA finished construction in early 2007; and Pine Banks Park, operated by a Board of Trustees with equal representation by the cities of Malden and Melrose. Waitt's Mountain is also in Malden. Other points of interest include the Converse Memorial Library and the Congregation Beth Israel. The public library was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and built in 1885. The initial construction of the library was funded by Malden's first mayor, Elisha S. Converse, who also funded its acquisition of an art collection. The library is located in the center of the city, near the intersection of Main and Main Streets. The city is home to a number of historic buildings, including the Malden City Hall, which was built in the late 1800s. It is also the site of the oldest public school in the United States, which opened in the early 1900s. The Malden Public Library is located on the corner of Main Street and Main Street.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts = 43.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 43. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Malden = 3.5 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,922 individuals with a median age of 39.5 age the population dropped by -1.21% in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 13,136.99 residents per square mile of area (5,072.11/km²). There are average 2.42 people per household in the 22,787 households with an average household income of $55,983 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.50% of the available work force and has dropped -4.07% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.36%. The number of physicians in Malden per 100,000 population = 389.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Malden = 48.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 50.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 118. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 198. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts which are owned by the occupant = 41.11%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 67 years with median home cost = $258,590 and home appreciation of -7.87%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.70 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $7,710 per student. There are 13.7 students for each teacher in the school, 1053 students for each Librarian and 665 students for each Counselor. 7.38% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 16.48% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.07% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).