Everything about Calais Maine totally explained
Calais is a city in the state of
Maine in the
United States, and a
port of entry situated on the
St. Croix River at the border with
St. Stephen, New Brunswick,
Canada. It is in
Washington County,
Maine,
United States. The population was 3,447 at the 2000 census. The local pronunciation of
Calais rhymes with
palace. .
History
The river and its area were first explored by
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, and with others built the first
sawmill in 1782. On
June 27,
1789, the
Massachusetts General Court sold the township to Waterman Thomas for 19¢ an acre (Approx $2.30 an acre in 2006 dollars). Early occupations included
farming,
hunting and
ship building.
On
June 16,
1809, Plantation Number 5 PS was incorporated as Calais after
Calais,
France, in honor of
French assistance during the
American Revolution. The river provided the
mill town with
water power for industry, which included sawmills,
clapboard and
shingle mills, 2
planing mills, a
saw factory, 2
axe factories and 4
grain mills. There were
foundries,
machine shops,
granite works,
shoe factories and a
tannery. Other businesses produced
bricks,
bedsteads,
brooms,
carriages and
plaster. The St. Croix and Penobscot Railway connected the town with
Baring in 1849-1850. Calais was incorporated as a city on
August 24,
1850. On
July 18,
1864, Confederate agents crossed the border from
New Brunswick,
Canada, and robbed a bank in Calais.
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Designed by the noted
Boston architect
Arthur H. Vinal, the Calais Free Library opened on
July 4,
1893. The
Romanesque Revival building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Calais has both a residential and downtown
historic district.
Notable residents
Geography
Calais is located at (45.166045, -67.242434).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40.0
square miles (103.7
km²), of which, 34.0 square miles (88.2 km²) of it's land and 6.0 square miles (15.5 km²) of it (14.94%) is water. Calais is located at the
head of tide on the
St. Croix River.
Calais is the northern terminus of the
East Coast Greenway which has its southern terminus in
Key West, Florida.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,447 people, 1,486 households, and 904 families residing in the city. The
population density was 101.3 people per square mile (39.1/km²). There were 1,921 housing units at an average density of 56.4/sq mi (21.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.81%
White, 0.35%
Black or
African American, 0.61%
Native American, 0.70%
Asian, 0.49% from
other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 1,486 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were
married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,623, and the median income for a family was $39,118. Males had a median income of $37,684 versus $20,058 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,135. About 11.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The City of Calais operates under the
council-manager form of government. The current city manager is Diane Barnes. Some past city managers include: William Bridgeo, Nancy Orr, and Mark Ryckman. The current city mayor is Vinton Cassidy.
Transportation
Calais is located along
U.S. Route 1 and
Maine State Route 9.
The
St. Stephen-Calais Bridge and the
Milltown International Bridge connect Calais to St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Construction is expected to begin in 2008 on a third bridge connecting the two communities. The new bridge, currently scheduled to open in 2009, will serve primarily commercial
trucking traffic, while the current bridges will remain in use for passenger vehicles Construction of the associated roadways and turning lanes is ongoing (Spring 2008).
Media
There are a few television stations (mostly from
Saint John, New Brunswick and
Bangor, Maine that serve Calais via rebroadcast transmitters:
Stations available on Cable:
CBAT-TV CBC Fredericton
WVII (ABC), (Bangor)
WABI-DT2 (The CW), (Bangor)
Sites of interest
Downeast Heritage Museum
St. Croix Historical Society & Museum
St. Croix Island International SiteFurther Information
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