Austin, Quebec

Austin
Municipality
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
Austin is located in Southern Quebec
Austin
Austin
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°11′N 72°17′W / 45.183°N 72.283°W / 45.183; -72.283[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMMemphrémagog
Founded1793
ConstitutedNovember 5, 1938
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorLisette Maillé
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingOrford
Area
[2][4]
 • Total
86.50 km2 (33.40 sq mi)
 • Land73.58 km2 (28.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
1,748
 • Density23.8/km2 (62/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 17.7%
 • Dwellings
1,410
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1B0
Area code819
Highways
A-10
R-112
Websitewww.municipalite.austin.qc.ca/fr/accueil/ Edit this at Wikidata

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

Population

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

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

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 2711". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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