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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Robb, Alberta
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
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

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 km (2.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.1/km (54.7/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 km (2.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 24.9/km (64.5/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

See also