Malta Bend is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States.

[4] The community was named after a nearby meander on the Missouri River where steamer Malta sank.

[6] The Henry Blosser House and Plattner Archeological Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), all land.

28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the town was 97.99% White, 1.61% African American, and 0.40% from two or more races.

About 13.3% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.7% of those 65 or over.