Northcote is an unincorporated community in Hampden Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.

Northcote
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 48°50′43″N 97°00′04″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Kittson County
Township	Hampden
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56728
Area code(s)	218
GNIS feature ID	648713[1]

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]

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