THE CALAIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Piedmont setting.
Calais town has 37.9 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Piedmont, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · 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 0.62 square miles of water within Calais, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 1.2% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Calais town has 313.5 times the land area of nearby Worcester CDP (0.12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

