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A township of 881 people in Mower County, Minnesota
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Conserved land0.8%135 of 17,904 acres
Trails1.1 mi0 mi per sq mi
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About Austin

City in Minnesota, United States
1853Established
26,174Population
12.7 sq miArea
1,181 ftElevation

Austin is a city in and the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,174 at the 2020 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond. It was named for Austin R. Nichols, the area's first European settler. It is part of the Rochester–Austin combined statistical area. Hormel Foods Corporation is Austin's largest employer, and the city is sometimes called "SPAM Town USA". Austin is home to Hormel's corporate headquarters, a factory that makes most of North America's SPAM tinned meat, and the Spam Museum. Austin is also home to the Hormel Institute, a leading cancer research institution …

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ZIP code55912
Area code507
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Housing in Austin

$191K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Austin home is worth about $191,000, up 3.5% in a year, 46% below the Minnesota typical home.

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Health in Austin

C+

Health Grade C+

Healthier than 39% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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16worse than MN

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Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAlbert Lea · 19.2 mi · ER
Community Health Center of Mason CityMason City · 33.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · Austin
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 55912 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Austin →
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