Austin, Quebec
Austin | |
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 Location within Memphrémagog RCM | |
  Austin Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°11′N72°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) |
| • Pop2016-2021 |  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 |
Austinis a municipality on the western shore ofLake Memphremagog,part of theMemphrémagog Regional County Municipalityin theEstrieregion ofQuebec,Canada.
It was home to inventorReginald Fessenden.It is named afterNicholas Austinwho brought the first settlers, mostly Quakers, to this area from the state of New Hampshire in 1796.
Demographics[edit]
Population[edit]
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2021 | 1,748 | 17.7%
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| 2016 | 1,485 | 3.8%
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| 2011 | 1,430 | 3.8%
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| 2006 | 1,404 | 16.9%
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| 2001 | 1,201 | 10.9%
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| 1996 | 1,083 | 25.3%
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| 1991 | 864 | N/A |
Language[edit]
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% |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Banque de noms de lieux du Québec:Reference number 2711 ".toponymie.gouv.qc.ca(in French).Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ab"Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Austin".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-06.Retrieved2012-03-11.
- ^"Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-06-09.Retrieved2009-05-01.
- ^abc"Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Austin, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec".9 February 2022.
- ^Statistics Canada:1996,2001,2006,2011,2016,2021census
External links[edit]
Media related toAustin, Quebecat Wikimedia Commons- Official tourist site for Memphremagog
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