Austin, Quebec
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Austin | |
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| Location within Memphrémagog RCM Location within Memphrémagog RCM | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of Quebec.svg 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 | Increase 17.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,410 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways File:Quebec Autoroute 10.svg A-10 | File:Qc112.svg R-112 |
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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.
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
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,748 | Increase 17.7% |
| 2016 | 1,485 | Increase 3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,430 | Increase 3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,404 | Increase 16.9% |
| 2001 | 1,201 | Increase 10.9% |
| 1996 | 1,083 | Increase 25.3% |
| 1991 | 864 | N/A |
Language
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
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- Official tourist site for Memphremagog
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