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:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census 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) 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
References
External links
Official tourist site for Memphremagog