Robb, Alberta

Robb
Hamlet
Motto(s): 
Gateway to coal branch and outdoor adventure
Robb, Alberta is located in Alberta
Robb, Alberta
Location of Robb in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°14′00″N 116°58′43″W / 53.2333°N 116.9786°W / 53.2333; -116.9786
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 14
Municipal districtYellowhead County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • MayorJim Eglinski
 • Governing body
  • Shawn Brian Berry
  • Sandra Cherniawsky
  • Anthony Giezen
  • Dawn Mitchell
  • Fred Priestley-Wright
  • David Russell
  • William Velichko
  • Jack Williams
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
144
 • Density21.1/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Robb is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County[2] that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[3] 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),[4] a freighter and prospector.[5] Robb was born in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland on 24 November 1887 to master blacksmith George Robb, and his wife Jane Addison.[6]

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

Demographics

Population history
of Robb
YearPop.±%
1941153—    
1951291+90.2%
1961271−6.9%
1966272+0.4%
1971256−5.9%
1976211−17.6%
1981230+9.0%
1986194−15.7%
1991196+1.0%
1996174−11.2%
2001183+5.2%
2006186+1.6%
2011171−8.1%
2016170−0.6%
2021144−15.3%
Source: Statistics Canada
[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][3][18][1]

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 (54.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

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 (64.5/sq mi) in 2016.[18]

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[19]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Peter Addison Robb fonds - Alberta on Record".
  5. ^ Fryer, Harold (1976). Ghost Towns of Alberta. Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-88983-002-9.
  6. ^ Scotlands people website accessed 17 April 2023
  7. ^ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 1954. pp. 55–57. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, Alberta, 1961 and 1956". 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 18 April 1963. pp. 63–67. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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  10. ^ "Population of Unincorporated Places of 50 persons and over, 1971 and 1966 (Alberta)". 1971 Census of Canada: Population. Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. March 1973. pp. 204–207.
  11. ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1978. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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