Austin, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Coordinates: 45°11′N 72°17′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) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 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 |
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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.