Austin, Quebec
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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 Location within Memphrémagog RCM | |
  Austin Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′N 72°17′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.
Demographics
Population
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 |
Language
Mother tongue (2021)[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,435 | 82.0% |
| English only | 235 | 13.4% |
| Both English and French | 35 | 2.0% |
| Non-official languages | 35 | 2.0% |
See also
References
- "Reference number 2711 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "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.
- "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Austin, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
Media related to Austin, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Official tourist site for Memphremagog
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