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Calais, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 3,447. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,308 (-4.0% change)
Males: 1,630 (47.3%), Females: 1,817 (52.7%)

Washington County

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $24,623
Median house value: $70,700

Population by Race

Races in Calais:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (33.0%), Irish (17.7%), French (10.0%), Scottish (9.6%), United States (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%).

Elevation: 19 feet

Land area: 34.0 square miles

Map of Calais, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Calais

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calais city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

11.0% Foreign born (9.4% North America, 1.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -529 (-13.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Calais:

  • CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (50 FRANKLIN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Calais:

  • DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
  • HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 80 miles; HOULTON, ME)
  • PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 87 miles; LINCOLN, ME)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Calais:

  • BANGOR INTL (about 112 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 118 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 206 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Calais:

  • GILLESPIE FLD (about 12 miles; MEDDYBEMPS, ME; Abbreviation: 66B)
  • PRINCETON MUNI (about 22 miles; PRINCETON, ME; Abbreviation: PNN)
  • EASTPORT MUNI (about 25 miles; EASTPORT, ME; Abbreviation: EPM)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Calais:

  • WASHINGTON COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 202; Location: RR 1 BOX 22C; Public; Website: www.wctc.org)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calais:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 97 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 184 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 203 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 235 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 250 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 251 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 293 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high schools in Calais:

  • CALAIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location: 34 BLUE DEVIL HILL SUITE 2; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ST CROIX REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY CTR (Location: 34 BLUE DEVIL HILL SUITE 1; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Calais:

  • CALAIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 53 GARFIELD STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
  • CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 11 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Calais:

  • CALAIS FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $126,380; Location: 3 UNION STREET; 32,000 books; 276 audio materials; 374 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

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