Austin, Ontario
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Austin is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury.
Austin was named for the first mayor of the Town of Coniston, Edgar T. Austin, and was known at one time as 'French Town' because of the significant number of French-Canadian settlers in the area during the early days of the community. The area is also called 'Old Coniston' by the locals.
Addresses and telephone service in Austin is considered part of Coniston.
From 1973 to 2000, Austin was part of the town of Nickel Centre, in the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the Regional Municipality was dissolved into the single-tier City of Greater Sudbury.
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