Calais, Maine

About Calais

Set in the eastern part of Maine, Calais is a small town with an estimated population of 3,105.

Calais holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 34.32 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 90 residents per square mile.

📰 Calais News Today

• FIRE Second Letter to Calais Mayor and Council, August 14, 2026 FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression · Aug 15
• UMaine Ph.D. student brings rural Maine special education perspective to national summit The University of Maine · Aug 13
• Video shows Maine deputies shoot sword-wielding man in Calais WGME · Jul 15
• Maine National Guard seeks approval to sell Calais armory newscentermaine.com · Jun 1
• Man shot by officers after swinging sword during traffic stop in Calais WABI · Jun 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Calais Unique

• A top-25 city in Maine by population (#21 of 23 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Calais — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Calais

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Calais

• Divots Bar and Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Calais

• 🏞️ Saint Croix Island International Historic Site · National Park reviews ★
• Flat Iron Park reviews ★
• Meridian Park reviews ★
• Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge: Bering Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Moosehorn Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pennamaquan Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Saint Croix River Boat Access reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Calais

• Calais Elementary School
• Calais Middle/High School
• Charlotte Elementary School
• St Croix Regional Technical Center

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Calais Community Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Calais

🏘️ Nearby Communities