| Robb | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Motto: | Gateway to coal branch and outdoor adventure |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Robb in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name2: | No. 14 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Yellowhead County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Established Date: | Celebrating 100 years June 24, 2023 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.82 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 144 |
| Population Density Km2: | 21.1 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.2333°N -116.9786°W |
| Elevation M: | 1140 |
Robb is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[1] It is located on Highway 47, approximately 53km (33miles) southwest of Edson. It has an elevation of 1140m (3,740feet).
It was named after Peter (Baldy) Addison Robb (1887–1954),[2] a freighter and prospector.[3] Robb was born in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland on 24 November 1887 to master blacksmith George Robb, and his wife Jane Addison.[4]
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.
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, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
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 6.83km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]