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The population reached 1036 in the 1810 Census. During the [[War of 1812]], from his base in [[City of Halifax|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], in August and September 1814, Sir [[John Coape Sherbrooke]] sent a naval force and 500 British troops to conquer Maine and (again) establish the colony of [[New Ireland (Maine)|New Ireland]]. In 26 days, they succeeded in taking possession of [[Hampden, Maine|Hampden]], [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]], and [[Machias, Maine|Machias]], destroying or capturing 17 American ships. They won the [[Battle of Hampden]] (losing two killed while the Americans lost one killed) and occupied the village of Castine for the rest of the war. The [[Treaty of Ghent]] returned this territory to the United States. The British left in April 1815, at which time they took 10,750 pounds obtained from tariff duties at Castine. This money, called the "Castine Fund", was used in the establishment of [[Dalhousie University]], in [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]].<ref>D.C. Harvey, "The Halifax–Castine expedition," ''Dalhousie Review'', 18 (1938–39): 207–13.</ref> The population was 975 at the Census of 1820.

 

[[File:Union war memorial, Castine, ME IMG 2378.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The [[American Civil War|Civil War]] monument on the village green is dedicated "In memory of the soldiers and sailors from Castine who offered their lives in The War for the Preservation of the Union."]]