Official Name: | Northcote |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Northcote |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kittson County |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Hampden |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 804 |
Coordinates: | 48.8453°N -97.0011°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 56728 |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 648713 |
Northcote [1] is an unincorporated community in Hampden Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located along U.S. Highway 75 near Kittson County Road 4. Nearby places include Hallock and Lancaster. The North Branch of Two Rivers flows nearby.
It was founded as a center of commerce for the surrounding farms and has slowly dwindled in population over the years. There are no records that the settlement was ever incorporated into a village. The settlement was in the heart of a great farming area.[2]
Jeff and Annette Homstad are the only remaining current residents of Northcote Mn.
A post office called Northcote was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1974.[3] The community was named for Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887), a British politician.[4]