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Malta is a
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in
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, New York, United States. The town is in the central part of the county and is south of
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. The population was 17,130 as of the 2020 census. Malta, along with Stillwater, is home to the Luther Forest Technology Campus, a site designed for semiconductor and nanotechnology manufacturing and other innovative technologies. This campus includes
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, a company specializing in the
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, which in April 2021 moved its headquarters from
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to its semiconductor-chip manufacturing facility in Saratoga County near a section of the
Adirondack Northway Interstate 87 (I-87) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York. It is most of the main highway between New York City and Montreal. The highway begins at exit 47 off I-278 in the New York ...
, in Malta.


History

Tradition says Peter Drummond and Daniel McAlpin were early settlers, but, as
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, they fled as the Revolutionary War came closer to the area. Dunn 1974: 408 The earliest documented settlement occurred around 1771, with many of the settlers migrating from Connecticut. According to various sources, Michael Dunning may have been the first, while others included John Rhodes, Jeheil Parks, Samuel Clark, Luther Landon, Dean Chase, Ebenezer Valentine, Ebenezer Dibble, Ebenezer Millard, Obadiah Tompkins, Reuben Doolittle, Cornelius Abeel, Stephen Ireland, Robert Hemple, and William Marvin. The town, originally called Dunning Street, was formed in 1802 from part of the Town of Stillwater. More territory was gained from the Town of Saratoga in 1805. The name "Malta" is said to derive from a malt brewery in the area that was formerly called "Malt-ville" and is now Maltaville. The village of Round Lake was founded in 1868 as "the Round Lake Camp Meeting of the Methodist Episcopical Church." Attendance the first year was 8000. In 1869 permanent cottages began to be built, replacing the original tents. In 1969, the community of Round Lake became an incorporated
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within the town. The
Dunning Street Cemetery Dunning Street Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Malta, Saratoga County, New York. The cemetery was established about 1775, and incorporated by the Dunning Street Cemetery Association in 1908. It is the final resting place of many ...
,
Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge is a historic Lenticular truss bridge located in Malta, Saratoga County, New York. It was constructed in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut, ''See also:'' and originally s ...
, and
Wiggins-Collamer House Wiggins-Collamer House is a historic home located at Malta in Saratoga County, New York. It was built about 1835 and is -story, five-by-two-bay, timber framed residence. It has a rectangular main block and 1-story rear wing. It represents a tr ...
are listed on the
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.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (10.71%) is water. Part of the eastern town line is marked by
Saratoga Lake Saratoga Lake is a lake in the eastern part of Saratoga County, New York. The lake is approximately long, about wide at its widest point, and about deep. The lake is bordered by the city of Saratoga Springs on the northwest, the town of Mal ...
. The
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Creek marks the northern town boundary. Exits 11, 12, and 13 of Interstate 87 ("The Adirondack Northway," or simply "The Northway") and US Route 9 pass through roughly the center of the town.
New York State Route 9P New York State Route 9P (NY 9P) is a state highway in central Saratoga County, New York, in the United States. It is an alternate route off U.S. Route 9 between Malta and Saratoga Springs that connects US 9 to the eastern sho ...
is a short highway in the eastern part of the town.
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is a highway, partly conjoined with US-9, in the southern part of Malta.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 13,005 people, 5,295 households, and 3,537 families residing in the town. The
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was 464.2 people per square mile (179.2/km2). There were 5,754 housing units at an average density of 205.4 per square mile (79.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.24%
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, 1.08%
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, 0.28% Native American, 1.05%
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, 0.02%
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, 0.52% from
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, and 0.82% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.45% of the population. There were 5,295 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were
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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,037, and the median income for a family was $68,239. Males had a median income of $41,509 versus $31,126 for females. The
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for the town was $25,972. About 0.8% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
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, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.


Communities and locations in Malta

*Country Knolls – A
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at the southern town line. *East Line – A hamlet at the west town line, so-called because it is located at the eastern line of the Town of Ballston. *Francis Corners – A hamlet east of Malta Ridge on County Route 63. *Luther Forest, a large housing development off Dunning Street near Saratoga Lake, formerly a pioneering
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project, and later site of the
Malta Test Station Hermes A-1 Rocket test at White Sands, New Mexico. The Hermes A-1 used engines tested in Malta Malta Test Station, located in Malta, New York, is a former US Army fuel and explosives testing facility. It was established in 1945 and used to test ro ...
rocket fuel and ordnance test site. *Malta – The hamlet of Malta is located on US Route 9 in the southern part of the town. *Maltaville – A hamlet north of Round Lake, located on US Route 9. *Malta Ridge – A hamlet on US Route 9 near the center of the town. *Mannings Cove – A lakeside hamlet on Saratoga Lake. *Riley Cove (China Town) – A hamlet on the shore of Saratoga Lake, south of Manning Cove. * Round Lake – A
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in the western part of the town; it was called "Tanendahowa" by the early natives of the area. The lake is linked to a smaller lake, "Little Round Lake." * Round Lake village – A
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on the western side of Round Lake, southwest of Malta village and located on US Route 9. *Round Lake airport (W57) – A small grass runway
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east of Round Lake. *
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– A lake by the northeastern part of the town. *Malta Corners – The intersection of US Route 9 with
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/Dunning Street. Formerly also called "Dunning Street Corners." *Halls Corners – A hamlet located at the intersection of East High St, Brownell Rd, and Van Aernem Rd.


Economy

* State Farm Operations Center * GlobalFoundries Semiconductor Fabrication "Fab 8" * Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP) facility of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), a "technology park devoted to clean energy, energy efficient, and environmental technologies."


Transportation

Malta is the center of an excellent road network; most transportation is by private car. The
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(CDTA) operates scheduled buses through downtown Malta between Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs with connections to other lines. Commuter bus service to Albany is provided by the CDTA's "Northway Express" and Upstate Tours between Round Lake and Albany. Air service is provided from Saratoga County Airport (
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5B2), , and Albany International Airport (ALB), .
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provides train service from
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, or Albany/Rensselaer, .


Educational institutions

Most of the Town of Malta is part of the Ballston Spa Central School District. Portions of the towns are served by the
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and Saratoga Springs City School District. Other educational institutions in Malta include: *
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br>TEC-SMART
facility at NYSERDA's Saratoga Technology and Energy Park, 345 Hermes Road. * Bryant & Stratton College, Bluth Building, 2452 US Route 9.


Notable people

Residents of Malta are known as "Maltese". *Perhaps the most illustrious native of Malta was
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, born in Malta in 1837, who was reputed to be the first casualty of the
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. *The Cook family, including brothers
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, an inventor and
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, a
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ist, lived in East Line. *
George Crum George Speck (also known as George Crum;Hugh Bradley, ''Such Was Saratoga'', New York: 1940 July 15, 1824 – July 22, 1914) was an American chef. He was known for his role in popularizing potato chips in Upstate New York and was later mythologiz ...
, the inventor of the
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was a lifelong Malta resident, and operated a restaurant ''Crum's Place'' near Saratoga Lake. * James M. and Thomas J. Marvin were born in East Line.


Points of interest

* East Line Union Cemetery * Malta Drive-In theatre, 2785 Route 9, built in 1949, is one of only 450 remaining drive-ins in the US. * Parade Ground historic district, Dunning Street. The green space along both sides of Dunning Street was donated in 1776 by Captain Michael Dunning and used as a militia training ground during the
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, the
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, and the
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*
Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge is a historic Lenticular truss bridge located in Malta, Saratoga County, New York. It was constructed in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut, ''See also:'' and originally s ...
* "South Hill", 165 Cramer Road, home of novelist
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from 1941 to 1946; later home of George Willison. *
Shenantaha Creek Park Shenantaha Creek Park is located in the town of Malta, in Saratoga County, New York. In 1993, the Malta Town Board commissioned the Ruhle Road Park Committee to plan a park on 56.1 acres of land along the Ballston Creek and an abandoned railroad ...
* Zim Smith Trail, the only nationally registered trail in New York *
Albany-Saratoga Speedway Albany-Saratoga Speedway is a 0.36-mile dirt oval on U.S. Route 9 in Malta, New York. The track features racing on Friday nights, with five different weekly racing divisions, including DIRTcar modifieds, DIRTcar sportsman, limited sportsman, pro ...
, 2671 U.S. Route 9


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References

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External links


Town of Malta, NY (official site)



Luther Forest Community website
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