. ▁ ▁Near by ▁places ▁include ▁Hal lock ▁and ▁Lanc aster . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Branch ▁of ▁Two ▁R ivers ▁flows ▁nearby . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁commerce ▁for ▁the ▁surrounding ▁far ms ▁and ▁has ▁slowly ▁dw ind led ▁in ▁population ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁records ▁that ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁ever ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁a ▁village . ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁far ming ▁area . ▁ ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁called ▁North c ote ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁community ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Staff ord ▁Henry ▁North c ote , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁I dd es le igh ▁( 1 8 1 8 - 1 8 8 7 ), ▁a ▁British ▁politician . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁K itt son ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Minnesota <0x0A> </s> ▁Co ju ang co ▁( ; ▁, ▁) ▁is ▁the ▁His pan ized ▁Filip ino - Ch inese ▁surname ▁K ho ▁( H an zi : ▁ <0xE8> <0xA8> <0xB1> , ▁pron ounced ▁ ▁in ▁H ok k ien ▁and ▁X u ▁ ▁in ▁Mand arin ). ▁The ▁Co ju ang co ▁cl an ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁and ▁influ ential ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁exer cis ing ▁economic ▁control ▁over ▁several ▁banks ▁( such ▁as ▁Bank ▁of ▁Com