At this same time , the population of Washington County was just under 33,000 , with a population density of 12 people per square mile of land . The most populous community in Washington County is Calais , with 3,123 people . The median income for a household was $ 34,859 and the median income for a family was $ 43,612 . About 14.1 % of families and 19.8 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.3 % of those under age 18 and 12.4 % of those age 65 or over .
Land Use
The DownEast Acadia region remains one of the least developed areas of Maine . Land cover includes coastline and islands , maritime spruce and mixed hardwood forests , agricultural land , wild blueberry barrens , and mountains , lakes , rivers , marshes , and wetlands . Much of the DownEast Acadia region is rural , with more compact development concentrated in downtowns
Klondike Mountain Sunrise - This 46-acre preserve was originally owned by a local family which raised dairy cows and apples in the surrounding pasture near the base of the mountain . The name of the mountain references the intriguing story of two men who , in 1897 , devised a scheme claiming that they could extract gold from the nearby seawater . These men worked as con artists who — after hiring hundreds of workers and collecting funds from investors — fled the area never to be prosecuted for their deception . Photo by Cathy Lookabaugh .
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