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.
Austin | |
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Austin Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°11′N 72°17′W / 45.183°N 72.283°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Memphrémagog |
Founded | 1793 |
Constituted | November 5, 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lisette Maillé |
• Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
• Prov. riding | Orford |
Area | |
• Total | 86.50 km2 (33.40 sq mi) |
• Land | 73.58 km2 (28.41 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,748 |
• Density | 23.8/km2 (62/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 17.7% |
• Dwellings | 1,410 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways A-10 | R-112 |
Website | www |
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.
Population trend:[5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2021 | 1,748 | 17.7% |
2016 | 1,485 | 3.8% |
2011 | 1,430 | 3.8% |
2006 | 1,404 | 16.9% |
2001 | 1,201 | 10.9% |
1996 | 1,083 | 25.3% |
1991 | 864 | N/A |
Mother tongue (2021)[4]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 1,435 | 82.0% |
English only | 235 | 13.4% |
Both English and French | 35 | 2.0% |
Non-official languages | 35 | 2.0% |