Austin, Quebec

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Austin
Municipality
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Location within Memphrémagog RCM
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Austin
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°11′N72°17′W / 45.183°N 72.283°W / 45.183; -72.283 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Memphrémagog
Founded1793
ConstitutedNovember 5, 1938
Government
[2] [3]
 • MayorLisette Maillé
 •  Federal riding Brome—Missisquoi
 •  Prov. riding Orford
Area
[2] [4]
 • Total86.50 km2 (33.40 sq mi)
 • Land73.58 km2 (28.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [4]
 • Total1,748
 • Density23.8/km2 (62/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 17.7%
 • Dwellings
1,410
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1B0
Area code 819
Highways
Quebec Autoroute 10.svg A-10
Qc112.svg R-112
Website www.municipalite.austin.qc.ca/fr/accueil/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Austin is a municipality on the western shore of Lake Memphremagog, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

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It was home to inventor Reginald Fessenden. It is named after Nicholas Austin who brought the first settlers, mostly Quakers, to this area from the state of New Hampshire in 1796.

Demographics

Population

Population trend: [5]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20211,748Increase2.svg 17.7%
20161,485Increase2.svg 3.8%
20111,430Increase2.svg 3.8%
20061,404Increase2.svg 16.9%
20011,201Increase2.svg 10.9%
19961,083Increase2.svg 25.3%
1991864N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021) [4]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only1,43582.0%
English only23513.4%
Both English and French352.0%
Non-official languages352.0%

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References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 2711 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Austin". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  4. 1 2 3 "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Austin, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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