[1] The territory previously known as T2 R1 Bingham's Kennebec Purchase was incorporated as the Town of North Hill on May 11, 1816.

It ceded land to Athens in 1838 and 1862, and surrendered its status as a town in 1895, becoming a plantation.

The racial makeup of the plantation was 94.19% White, 1.16% Asian, and 4.65% from two or more races.

18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 6.9% of families and 14.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.