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Robb
Hamlet
Motto(s): 
Gateway to coal branch and outdoor adventure
Robb is located in Alberta
Robb
Robb
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 14
Municipal district Yellowhead County
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 144
 • Density 21.1/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

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 kilometres (33 mi) southwest of Edson. It has an elevation of 1,140 metres (3,740 ft).

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

Population history
of Robb
Year Pop. ±%
1941 153 —    
1951 291 +90.2%
1961 271 −6.9%
1966 272 +0.4%
1971 256 −5.9%
1976 211 −17.6%
1981 230 +9.0%
1986 194 −15.7%
1991 196 +1.0%
1996 174 −11.2%
2001 183 +5.2%
2006 186 +1.6%
2011 171 −8.1%
2016 170 −0.6%
2021 144 −15.3%
Source: Statistics Canada

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 -15.3% from its 2016 population of 170. With a land area of 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.1/km2 (55/sq mi) 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 -0.6% from its 2011 population of 171. With a land area of 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 24.9/km2 (64/sq mi) in 2016.

Climate

Climate data for Robb
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 28
(82)		 32
(90)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.2
(90.0)		 33
(91)		 27
(81)		 17.8
(64.0)		 15.5
(59.9)		 33
(91)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 3.9
(39.0)		 10.9
(51.6)		 15.8
(60.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 21.5
(70.7)		 20.8
(69.4)		 16.2
(61.2)		 11.1
(52.0)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 9.5
(49.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 3.7
(38.7)		 8.3
(46.9)		 12
(54)		 14.2
(57.6)		 13.5
(56.3)		 9.1
(48.4)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 2.5
(36.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.3
(2.7)		 −15
(5)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 0.7
(33.3)		 4.8
(40.6)		 6.9
(44.4)		 6.2
(43.2)		 2.1
(35.8)		 −3
(27)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 −15.5
(4.1)		 −4.5
(23.9)
Record low °C (°F) −43
(−45)		 −45.5
(−49.9)		 −36.1
(−33.0)		 −22.2
(−8.0)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −7
(19)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −7
(19)		 −12.2
(10.0)		 −31
(−24)		 −42
(−44)		 −42.2
(−44.0)		 −45.5
(−49.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.7
(1.48)		 22.2
(0.87)		 28.2
(1.11)		 28.6
(1.13)		 72.7
(2.86)		 95.1
(3.74)		 106.6
(4.20)		 93.5
(3.68)		 69.5
(2.74)		 31.9
(1.26)		 25
(1.0)		 26.5
(1.04)		 637.2
(25.09)
Source: Environment Canada
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