Calais is a city in
Washington County,
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, it had a population of 3,079, making Calais the third least-populous city in Maine (after
Hallowell and
Eastport).
The city has three
Canada–US border crossings (also known as
ports of entry
In general, a port of entry (POE) is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has border security staff and facilities to check passports and visas and to inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. Internatio ...
) over the
St. Croix River connecting to
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.
Calais has been a city of commerce and is recognized as the primary shopping center of eastern Washington County and of
Charlotte County, New Brunswick
Charlotte County (2016 population 25,428) is the southwest-most county of New Brunswick, Canada.
It was formed in 1784 when New Brunswick was partitioned from Nova Scotia. Once a layer of local government, the county seat was abolished with t ...
. Retail, service, and construction businesses are the primary components of the Calais economy.
History
This area was occupied for thousands of years by indigenous peoples. The historic
Passamaquoddy
The Passamaquoddy ( Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Peskotomuhkati'') are a Native American/First Nations people who live in northeastern North America. Their traditional homeland, Peskotomuhkatik'','' straddles the Canadian province of New Brunswick ...
, an Algonquian-speaking people of the
Wabanaki Confederacy
The Wabanaki Confederacy (''Wabenaki, Wobanaki'', translated to "People of the Dawn" or "Easterner") is a North American First Nations and Native American confederation of four principal Eastern Algonquian nations: the Miꞌkmaq, Maliseet ( ...
, was predominant in this area at the time of European encounter and settlement.
The St. Croix River and its area were first explored by the French
Samuel de Champlain when he and his men spent a winter on
St. Croix Island in 1604. The first permanent settler was Daniel Hill of
Jonesboro, who arrived in 1779 during the
American Revolutionary War
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, when this was still part of Massachusetts. With other settlers, he built the first
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...
in 1782. On June 27, 1789, the
Massachusetts General Court
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sold the township to Waterman Thomas for 19¢ an acre (approx. $2.86 an acre in 2018 dollars). Early occupations in the settlement included
farming
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,
hunting
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and
ship building
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.
On June 16, 1809, Plantation Number 5 PS was incorporated as Calais after
Calais,
France
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, in honor of
French assistance during the
American Revolution
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. The river provided the
mill town with
water power
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for industry, which included sawmills,
clapboard
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''Clapboard'' in modern Americ ...
and
shingle mills, two
planing mills, a
saw
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factory, two
axe
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factories and four
grain mills. There were
foundries
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals pr ...
,
machine shops,
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
works,
shoe factories
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and a
tannery
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*Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather
*Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin
**Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun
**Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye t ...
. Other businesses produced
bricks
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,
bedstead
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s,
broom
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s,
carriages and
plaster
Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements. In English, "plaster" usually means a material used for the interiors of buildings, while "re ...
.
The relationship between Calais and the neighboring Canadian town of St. Stephen has been remarkably close, over a period of many years. As evidence of the longtime friendship between the towns, during the War of 1812, the British military provided St. Stephen with a large supply of gunpowder for protection against the enemy Americans in Calais, but St. Stephen's town elders gave the gunpowder to Calais for its Fourth of July celebrations.
Calais is the home of the first railroad built in the state of Maine, the Calais Railroad, incorporated by the state legislature on February 17, 1832. It was built to transport lumber from a mill on the St. Croix River opposite
Milltown, New Brunswick
St. Stephen (2016 population: 4,415) is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, situated on the east bank of the St. Croix River around the intersection of New Brunswick Route 170 and the southern terminus of New Brunswick Route ...
, to the tidewater at Calais in 1835. In 1849, the name was changed to the Calais & Baring Railroad, and the line was extended farther to
Baring. In 1870, it became part of the St. Croix & Penobscot Railroad.
Calais was incorporated as a city on August 24, 1850. On July 18, 1864,
Confederate
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States or communities
* Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities
* Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1 ...
agents crossed the border from
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
and attempted to rob a bank in Calais.
The
Calais Free Library
Calais Free Library is the public library in Calais, Maine, United States. It is located at 9 Union Street, at the edge of the city's business district, in an architecturally distinguished Richardsonian Romanesque building designed by Arthur H. ...
was designed by noted
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
architect
Arthur H. Vinal
Arthur H. Vinal (July 1, 1855 – August 25, 1923) was an American architect who lived and worked in Boston, Massachusetts. Vinal was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on July 1, 1855, to Howard Vinal and Clarissa J. Wentworth. Vinal apprenticed at ...
and opened on July 4, 1893. The
Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2001.
Other places in Calais listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Calais Historic District, Calais Residential Historic District, Devils Head Site,
Gilmore House,
Thomas Hamilton House,
Hinckley Hill Historic District
The Hinckley Hill Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of stylish mid-19th century residences in Calais, Maine. Built mostly between 1820 and 1860, it includes a trio of high-quality Gothic Revival houses from the 1850s nea ...
,
Holmes Cottage
The Holmes Cottage is a historic house at 521 Main Street in Calais, Maine. Estimated to have been built about 1820, it is the oldest surviving structure in the town, and is notable for its association with Dr. Job Holmes, a leading physician du ...
,
Dr. Job Holmes House
The Dr. Job Holmes House is house at 527 Main Street in Calais, Maine. It was built in 1850 by Dr. Job Holmes, a prominent local physician, and is a fine local example of Italianate architecture. It is now owned by the St. Croix Historic Societ ...
,
Theodore Jellison House,
Pike's Mile Markers,
St. Anne's Episcopal Church,
George Washburn House
The George Washburn House is a historic house at 772 River Road in Calais, Maine. The -story wood-frame house was built c. 1855 by George Washburn, and is one of a trio of Gothic Revival houses standing in a row. One of the others was built by ...
and
Whitlocks Mill Light
The Whitlocks Mill Light is a lighthouse on the south bank of the St. Croix River in Calais, Maine. It is the northernmost lighthouse in the state of Maine, and was the last light to be built in the state.
Description
The light station include ...
.
File:Main Street, Calais, ME.jpg, Main Street in 1913
File:Calais Avenue, Calais, ME.jpg, Calais Avenue
File:International Bridge, Calais, ME.jpg, International Bridge in 1913
File:Looking East from Bridge, Calais, ME.jpg, Looking east from bridge in 1908
Geography
Calais is located at (45.166045, −67.242434).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.
Calais is located at the
head of tide
Head of tide, tidal limit or tidehead is the farthest point upstream where a river is affected by tidal fluctuations, or where the fluctuations are less than a certain amount. This applies to rivers which flow into tidal bodies such as oceans, ...
on the
St. Croix River.
Recently, the City of Calais acquired Devil's Head. The site comprises of land, one mile (1.6 km) of frontage on the St. Croix River estuary, and 6/10 of a mile of frontage on
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
. Significant features on the property include a high granite headland towering over the estuary, a low-tide sand and boulder beach, upland forest, and abundant wildlife. Trail construction was completed in 2003.
Calais is the northern terminus of the
East Coast Greenway
The East Coast Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle route between Maine and Florida along the East Coast of the United States. In 2020, the Greenway received over 50 million visits.
The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance was created in 1991. ...
, which has its southern terminus in
Key West, Florida.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 3,123 people, 1,403 households, and 771 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 1,737 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.5%
White
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, 0.5%
African American
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, 1.3%
Native American, 0.6%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.4% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 1.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 1,403 households, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were
married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.0% were non-families. 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.80.
The median age in the city was 45.3 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.
Government
The City of Calais operates under the
council-manager form of government. The current city manager is James Porter. Some past city managers include:
William Bridgeo, Nancy Orr, Nicholas Mull, Linda Pagels,
Mark Ryckman, Diane Barnes and James Porter. The current city mayor is Billy Howard.
Education
Public schools
Calais has an
elementary school, a
middle school
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...
, a
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
, and a
technical school.
*
Calais High School
St. Croix Regional Technical School
Higher education
Calais is home to a two-year
community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior se ...
. The nearest four-year
university
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...
is located in
Machias, Maine
Machias is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small publi ...
.
Washington County Community College
Infrastructure
Transportation
Calais is located at the junction of
U.S. 1, a major north-south highway that runs along the
Eastern Seaboard, and
Route 9, which crosses the state from east to west. Since
October 25, 2012, the city also has had direct access to
New Brunswick Route 1
Route 1 is a highway in the southern part of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It begins in the west from the Canada–United States border at St. Stephen, and runs east for to Route 2 at River Glade.
The entire highway is a 4-lane ...
, a controlled-access
freeway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
that begins at the
Canada–US border and runs east through
Saint John to a junction with the
Trans-Canada Highway
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. West's Bus Service operates a bus service between Calais and
Bangor.
Healthcare
Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) currently has 15 acute care beds and 10 swing beds, in addition to a 24-hour physician staffed emergency department. It serves northeastern Washington County with an approximate population of 14,000 from
Topsfield to the north,
Wesley to the west, and
Eastport to the south. CRH is the largest employer in Calais, employing more than 200 people. The hospital is licensed by the State of Maine.
Calais Regional Hospital
Public safety
Calais has a full-time
police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
,
fire
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At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames a ...
, and
EMS department. In October 2022, a former Calais police officer was convicted of 14 counts of various crimes, including dealing drugs stolen from evidence lockers in the Calais Police department in exchange for what police described "euphemistically... in court documents as 'a non-monetary form of payment' in his cruiser while he still worked for Calais Police Department."
Notable people
*
Nehemiah Abbott
Nehemiah Abbott (March 29, 1804 – July 26, 1877) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Sidney, studied law at the Litchfield, Connecticut Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and began his practice at Calais, ...
, U.S. congressman
*
Lyn Mikel Brown
Lyn Mikel Brown (born February 12, 1956) is an American academic, author, feminist, and community activist. She is Professor of Education Emerit at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Her research interests include girls development, youth acti ...
, academic, author
*
Ron Corning Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
, television anchorman
*
Edwin Grant Dexter
Edwin Grant Dexter (1868-1938) was an American educator, born at Calais, Maine. He graduated in 1891 from Brown University, where he taught for a year and then (between 1892 and 1899) was science master of Colorado Springs High School, director o ...
, educator
*
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller (baptised 19 June 1608 – 16 August 1661) was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his ''Worthies of England'', published in 1662, after his death. He was a prolific author, and ...
, US congressman
*
Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson (born August 13, 1975) is an American poet and activist from Calais, Maine, who has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 1999. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and LGBTQ topics.
Personal life
Gibson ...
, spoken word artist, poet, activist
*
Elijah Dix Green, merchant and founder of Calais' Second Baptist Church
*
Roger Lyndon
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, mathematician
*
Frederick A. Pike
Frederick Augustus Pike (December 9, 1816 – December 2, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.
Biography
Born in Calais, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Pike attended the common schools and the Washington Academy, East Machias, Maine.
...
, US congressman
*
James Shepherd Pike
James Shepherd Pike (September 8, 1811 – November 29, 1882) was an American journalist and a historian of South Carolina during the Reconstruction Era.
Biography
Pike was born in Calais, Maine, and was a journalist in the United States duri ...
, journalist
*
Henry Milner Rideout, author
*
Tim Sample
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, humorist
*
Harriet Prescott Spofford, author
*
Ellen Smith Tupper, beekeeper, editor
*
Amos Parker Wilder, journalist and diplomat
*
Horatio Nelson Young
Horatio Nelson Young (July 19, 1845 – July 3, 1913) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on the USS ''Lehigh'' during the American Civil War.
Biography
Young was born in Calais, Maine, a small United ...
, naval hero
International border crossings
The
Ferry Point International Bridge
The Ferry Point International Bridge is an international bridge, which connects St. Stephen, New Brunswick in Canada and Calais, Maine in the United States, across the St. Croix River.
The bridge connects the two cities' downtowns. St. Stephen i ...
and the
Milltown International Bridge
The Milltown International Bridge is an international bridge and the main link of the Calais–Milltown Border Crossing, which connects St. Stephen, New Brunswick, in Canada and Calais, Maine, in the United States, across the St. Croix River.
I ...
connect Calais to
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. Construction began in 2008 on a third bridge and
Port of entry (POE) to connect the two communities. Referred to as the
International Avenue Bridge
The International Avenue Bridge is an international bridge across the St. Croix River, connecting the town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick in Canada with the town of Calais, Maine in the United States.
It is the third, busiest, and newest bridge ...
, this bridge and POE opened on November 16, 2009, and serves commercial, cargo,
trucking
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, passenger vehicles, campers, RVs, and buses. However, both the Ferry Point and Milltown crossings remain in use for passenger vehicles and pedestrians.
"U.S. gives go ahead to third bridge"
, ''St. Croix Courier'', September 26, 2006.
The new inspection facility alleviates traffic congestion from downtown Calais and the neighboring towns in Canada. It is equipped with state-of-the-art security equipment that allows for efficient processing of both commercial and passenger vehicles. The new facility is occupied by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilit ...
(CBP), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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(FDA) and U.S. General Services Administration
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(GSA). This facility was built as part of GSA's high-performance green building program and has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for comprehensive use of sustainable design and technology. Recycled, reused, and local materials were used during the construction. The facility conserves energy by bringing natural light into every occupied space, and conserves water by using low-flow fixtures that consumes 40 percent less water than traditional plumbing. The Calais port of entry, designed by Robert Siegel Architects, provides six lanes of non-commercial inspection and three lanes of commercial inspection.
Sites of interest
* St. Anne's Episcopal Church
* Milltown Dam
*Whitlocks Mill Light
The Whitlocks Mill Light is a lighthouse on the south bank of the St. Croix River in Calais, Maine. It is the northernmost lighthouse in the state of Maine, and was the last light to be built in the state.
Description
The light station include ...
* Calais Observatory
* Devils Head Site
References
External links
City of Calais official website
Calais Free Library
''The Calais Advertiser''
, Calais news
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