Malden is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 362 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa?Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.Malden is located at 41�25?29?N 89�22?6?W? / ?41.42472�N 89.36833�W? / 41.42472; -89.36833.According to the 2010 census, Malden has a total area of 0.27 square miles, all land.As of the census of 2000, there were 343 people, 129 households, and 90 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,253.7 people per square mile. There were 140 housing units at an average density of 511.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 97.96% White, 0.87% African American, 0.29% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races.There were 129 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.