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 km2 (33.40 sq mi)
• Land	73.58 km2 (28.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• 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)	J0B 1B0
Area code	819
Highways A-10	R-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 (%)
2021	1,748	17.7%
2016	1,485	3.8%
2011	1,430	3.8%
2006	1,404	16.9%
2001	1,201	10.9%
1996	1,083	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

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec