Malden is a town in Whitman County, eastern Washington, United States.

Established as a station stop, it was named by railway officials after Malden, Massachusetts.

On September 7, 2020, a large wildfire destroyed approximately 80 percent of buildings in Malden and nearby Pine City.

The town's fire station, post office, city hall, library, Masonic Lodge, and several houses were among the buildings destroyed.

[7][8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km2), all of it land.

[9] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.

About 18.0% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.7% of those 65 or over.