Austin, Quebec
| Austin | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Location within Memphrémagog RCM. |
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 Austin
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| 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 | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| 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 (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,880 |
| • Density | 25.5/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 33.9% |
| • Dwellings | 1,516 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0B 1B0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways A-10
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 Route 112
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| Website | www austin |
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.
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