Austin is a
city in, and the county seat of,
Mower County,
Minnesota, United States. The population was 24,718 at the
2010 census.
Hormel Foods Corporation is Austin's largest employer, and the town is sometimes called "SPAM Town USA".
[9] 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 operated by the
University of Minnesota with significant support from the
Mayo Clinic.