Maloy is a city in southwest Ringgold County, Iowa, United States, along the Little Platte River. The population was 22 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Settlement of the western part of Ringgold County began in the 1850s. Maloy was platted in 1887, in the same year as the railroad arrived. Maloy was incorporated as a city in 1901. In 1917, the two-story brick Maloy High School was built; after serving from 1920 to 1952, it became an elementary school in the Mount Ayr Community School District.
A major fire on June 17, 1931, razed the Catholic Church, five businesses, a house, and a barn. The school closed in 1972 and was torn down in 1987. The railroad, which once offered both freight and passenger service, was dismantled in 1985.
Geography
Maloy is on Iowa County Road J43 approximately ten miles west-southwest of Mount Ayr. The Little Platte River flows past the west side of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.