Malone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 468 at the 2020 census. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Malone-Porter CDP; Malone and Porter are now separate CDPs. They are located just off U.S. Route 12, southeast of Elma and northwest of Oakville, and along a shortline that is part of the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad.
Geography Malone is located in southeastern Grays Harbor County, east of the Chehalis River valley. It is bordered to the southeast by the Porter CDP and to the southwest by U.S. Route 12, which leads west to Aberdeen and southeast to Grand Mound and Interstate 5.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Malone CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, are water.
Malone is the home of Red's Hop N' Market, a mini-mart that is also the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) first official village post office, a post office located within an existing retail establishment, with limited service and no full-time postmaster.The new face of the U.S. post office, a September 12, 2011 CNN article The mini-mart's owner is paid $2,000/year by the US Postal Service to sell stamps and shipping supplies and allow the USPS to place mailboxes on-site.
Demographics
Malone first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of deleted Malone-Porter CDP.
Racial and ethnic composition +Malone CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)43339791.16%84.83%Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)931.89%0.64%Asian alone (NH)140.21%0.85%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)20344.21%7.26%Hispanic or Latino (any race)12302.53%6.41%Total475468 100.00%100.00%
Education The community is served by the Elma School District. - Text list
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