Austin, Quebec
Austin | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Memphrémagog RCM | |
  Austin Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′N 72°17′W / 45.183°N 72.283°WCoordinates: 45°11′N 72°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 | 73.75 km2 (28.48 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,880 |
| • Density | 25.5/km2 (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 |
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 (%) |
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| 2011 | 1,880 | 33.9%
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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[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 2711 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Austin, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links[]
Media related to Austin, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Official tourist site for Memphremagog
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