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.

Austin
Municipality
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
Austin Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°11′N 72°17′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Memphrémagog
Founded	1793
Constituted	November 5, 1938
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Lisette Maillé
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Orford
Area [2][4]
• Total	86.50 km^2 (33.40 sq mi)
• Land	73.75 km^2 (28.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,880
• Density	25.5/km^2 (66/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	33.9%
• Dwellings	1,516
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 1B0
Area code(s)	819
Highways A-10	Route 112
Website	www.municipalite.austin.qc.ca/fr/accueil/

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 (%)
2011	1,880	33.9%
2006	1,404	16.9%
2001	1,201	10.9%
1996	1,083	25.3%
1991	864	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[4]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,545	82.4%
English only	290	15.5%
Both English and French	20	1.1%
Non-official languages	20	1.1%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 2711 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "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. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Austin, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Media related to Austin, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Official tourist site for Memphremagog