 The production of bricks from locally available clay has earned the city the nickname, "The Brick Capital of the World".The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 10,931.Named after Malvern Hill, Virginia, Malvern was founded in 1870 by the Cairo and Fulton Railroad as a city site southeast of Hot Springs.