| Official Name: | Highland Plantation, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | Plantation |
| Pushpin Map: | Maine |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Somerset |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 108.9 |
| Area Land Km2: | 108.8 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.0 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.0 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 52 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 394 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1293 |
| Coordinates: | 45.1028°N -70.0811°W |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-32895 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0582519 |
Highland Plantation is a plantation in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 52 at the 2020 census.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 42sqmi, of which 42sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.05%) is water.
Briggs Hill is a mountain summit in the far southeastern corner of Highland Plantation and its base apparently runs across the plantation border into Lexington Township. The hill is located at latitude - longitude coordinates N 45.06 and W 70.02. Briggs Hill climbs to 1952abbr=offNaNabbr=off above sea level. Historical records would suggest Briggs Hill derived its name from an early settler, Adin Briggs. He, wife Susanna Cottle, and children resided on the hill in the early 1840s, finally leaving the stony farm in 1846 to travel westward (locating permanently in Willow Creek Township, Lee County, Illinois).
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 52 people, 24 households, and 16 families residing in the plantation. The population density was 1.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 56 housing units at an average density of 1.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the plantation was 100.00% White.
There were 24 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the plantation the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 32.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.0 males.
The median income for a household in the plantation was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $27,917. Males had a median income of $14,167 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the plantation was $10,038. There were 23.5% of families and 34.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 56.5% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.