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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 |  17.7%
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| 2016 | 1,485 | 3.8%
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| 2011 | 1,430 | 3.8%
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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 (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
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 2711". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Austin, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
Media related to Austin, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Official tourist site for Memphremagog
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