Robb, Alberta

Robb
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]
 • Total144
 • 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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ "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