Austin, Minnesota

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The 2000 Census showed that Austin had a population of 23,314 people^<1>. This represents 0.47% of the total population of Minnesota, making it the state's 35th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
32	Andover	N	110 mi [177 km]	30,442	14.5% increase
33	Shoreview	N	97 mi [156.1 km]	25,111	3.14% decrease
34	White Bear Lake	N	96 mi [154.5 km]	24,095	0.95% decrease
-35-	Austin			22,800	2.2% decrease
36	Crystal	N	96 mi [154.5 km]	21,707	4.37% decrease
37	Owatonna	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	24,855	10.79% increase
38	New Brighton	N	97 mi [156.1 km]	21,563	2.9% decrease

Austin had 10,261 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Austin has an area^<4> of 10.75 square miles [27.85 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Austin had a 2000 population density of 2,168 people per square mile [837 people/km²], making it the state's 58th most densely populated area.

Mower County

The city of Austin is located in Mower County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 38,671 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 23,314 people, Austin contained 60.3% of the Mower County total.

In addition, where the community of Austin has a population density of 2,168 people per square mile [837 people/km²], Mower County averages 54.4 people per square mile [20.99 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Mower County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Austin and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Austin. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Austin.

A Census Quickfact is available for Mower County (QF-27099).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Mower County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dodge	QF-27039	N	19,751	10.63% increase
	Olmsted	QF-27109	NE	141,360	13.19% increase
	Fillmore	QF-27045	E	20,850	1.45% decrease
	Howard (IA)	QF-19089	SE	9,484	4.34% decrease
	Mitchell (IA)	QF-19131	S	10,710	1.44% decrease
	Worth (IA)	QF-19195	SW	7,661	3.04% decrease
	Freeborn	QF-27047	W	30,927	4.97% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Austin:

Austin is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Austin.

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Austin. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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