General Motors' call center divested in the 1980s through 2000s.
Northcote is an unincorporated community in Hampden Township , Kittson County , Minnesota , United States .. United States. United States. Minnesota. Minnesota. County. List of counties in Minnesota. Kittson County. Kittson County, Minnesota. Township. List of townships in Minnesota. Hampden Township. Hampden Township, Kittson County, Minnesota. unincorporated community. unincorporated area. The community is located along U.S. Highway 75 near Kittson County Road 4 .. County. List of counties in Minnesota. Kittson County. Kittson County, Minnesota. U.S. Highway 75. U.S. Highway 75. Nearby places include Hallock and Lancaster .. Hallock. Hallock, Minnesota. Lancaster. Lancaster, Minnesota. The North Branch of Two Rivers flows nearby .. Two Rivers. Two Rivers ( Red River of the North ). 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 .. A post office called Northcote was established in 1881 , and remained in operation until 1974 .. The community was named for Stafford Henry Northcote , 1st Earl of Iddesleigh -LRB- 1818-1887 -RRB- , a British politician .