East Malta Colony, Montana

About East Malta Colony

East Malta Colony is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Montana.

East Malta Colony holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.24 square miles.

📰 East Malta Colony News Today

• Rift between Hutterites and surrounding communities widening The Independent Record · Mar 25
• Ex-legislator in Havre urges Hutterite boycott, alleging 'unfair advantage' over other family farmers Great Falls Tribune · Jun 24
• Sivertsen: Communities should boycott Hutterites Havre Weekly Chronicle · Jun 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes East Malta Colony Unique

• The only place in America named East Malta Colony — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northeastern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Malta Colony

• BLM · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★
• US BOR · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of East Malta Colony

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