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 km southwest of Edson. It has an elevation of 1140 m.

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
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 NaN% from its 2016 population of 170. With a land area of 6.82 km2, it had a population density of 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 NaN% from its 2011 population of 171. With a land area of 6.83 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.