Robb, Alberta

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settlement_typeHamlet
mottoGateway to coal branch and outdoor adventure
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Census division
subdivision_name2No. 14
subdivision_type3Municipal district
subdivision_name3Yellowhead County
government_typeUnincorporated
leader_titleMayor
leader_name
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1
established_dateCelebrating 100 years June 24, 2023
established_title2
established_title3
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km26.82
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total144
population_density_km221.1
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m1140
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Robb is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on Highway 47, approximately 53 km southwest of Edson. It has an elevation of 1140 m.

It was named after Peter (Baldy) Addison Robb (1887–1954), a freighter and prospector. Robb was born in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland on 24 November 1887 to master blacksmith George Robb, and his wife Jane Addison.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.

Demographics

| title = Population history of Robb | type = Canada | align = right | width = | shading = | percentages = | state = | footnote = | source = Statistics Canada

|1941|153 |1951|291 |1961|271 |1966|272 |1971|256 |1976|211 |1981|230 |1986|194 |1991|196 |1996|174 |2001|183 |2006|186 |2011|171 |2016|170 |2021|144

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Robb had a population of 144 living in 76 of its 125 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 170. With a land area of 6.82 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Robb had a population of 170 living in 82 of its 111 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 171. With a land area of 6.83 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Climate

|location = Robb |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 16.7 |Feb record high C = 19 |Mar record high C = 18 |Apr record high C = 28 |May record high C = 32 |Jun record high C = 32.2 |Jul record high C = 32.2 |Aug record high C = 32.2 |Sep record high C = 33 |Oct record high C = 27 |Nov record high C = 17.8 |Dec record high C = 15.5 |year record high C = 33 |Jan high C = −2.8 |Feb high C = −0.8 |Mar high C = 3.9 |Apr high C = 10.9 |May high C = 15.8 |Jun high C = 19.3 |Jul high C = 21.5 |Aug high C = 20.8 |Sep high C = 16.2 |Oct high C = 11.1 |Nov high C = 1.4 |Dec high C = −2.9 |year high C = 9.5 |Jan mean C = −9.6 |Feb mean C = −7.9 |Mar mean C = −3.2 |Apr mean C = 3.7 |May mean C = 8.3 |Jun mean C = 12 |Jul mean C = 14.2 |Aug mean C = 13.5 |Sep mean C = 9.1 |Oct mean C = 4.1 |Nov mean C = −4.9 |Dec mean C = −9.2 |year mean C = 2.5 |Jan low C = −16.3 |Feb low C = −15 |Mar low C = −10.2 |Apr low C = −3.6 |May low C = 0.7 |Jun low C = 4.8 |Jul low C = 6.9 |Aug low C = 6.2 |Sep low C = 2.1 |Oct low C = −3 |Nov low C = −11.3 |Dec low C = −15.5 |year low C = −4.5 |Jan record low C = −43 |Feb record low C = −45.5 |Mar record low C = −36.1 |Apr record low C = −22.2 |May record low C = −14.5 |Jun record low C = −7 |Jul record low C = −1.1 |Aug record low C = −7 |Sep record low C = −12.2 |Oct record low C = −31 |Nov record low C = −42 |Dec record low C = −42.2 |year record low C = −45.5 |Jan precipitation mm = 37.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 22.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 28.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 28.6 |May precipitation mm = 72.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 95.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 106.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 93.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 69.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 31.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 25 |Dec precipitation mm = 26.5 |year precipitation mm = 637.2 |source 1 = Environment Canada |date=August 2010

References

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