THE CALAIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Maine-Southern New Brunswick Plains setting.
Calais city has 34.3 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Maine-Southern New Brunswick Plains, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Calais and Washington County
Calais is associated with Washington County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Calais by land and water
The Census records 5.77 square miles of water within Calais, or 14.4% of its total area. It is 6.9 percentage points lower than the 21.3% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Calais city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Baring plantation (20.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

