The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAustin Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,715.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,561 to 1,715 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1987.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Austin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Austin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Austin’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPlat book of Mecosta County, Mich…, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Austin
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Austin, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Plat book of Mecosta County, Michigan (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.