Roblin is an unincorporated urban community in the

Municipality of Roblin The Municipality of Roblin is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. Roblin station is located in the municipality. History The RM was incorporated as the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River ...

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. It is located approximately northwest of

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. Prior to 1 January 2015, Roblin was designated as a

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. In 2010, the Town of Roblin and the former Rural Municipalities of Hillsburg and Shell River had a total population of 3,284. About 40% of the population is involved in

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and other resource-based industries. Services,

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and the processing of

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and agricultural products largely contribute to the local

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History

During the 1880s, the first group of

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to settle in Roblin were mainly Cattle ranchers and grain

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s In 1903, many

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farming families also settled in Roblin with the arrival of the railway. The village was originally named Goose Lake but was renamed Roblin in 1904 after the

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, Rodmond Palen Roblin. Also in 1904, the

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was established as Goose Lake and was located on 8-26-28W. The first

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was W. Atkey and the first

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was Irwin L. Mitchell (1882-1956) who served from 1914 to 1917. In addition, Roblin also served as the location for the former Saint Vladimir's College. Later, on 1 May 1912, the village was incorporated and became a town on May 1, 1962. Roblin celebrated its 100th anniversary in July 2013. The current mayor of the municipality of Roblin is Robert Misko. Krosney Lake (east of East Goose Lake) is a commemorative lake officially named by the

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in memory of Private Darren Michael Krosney (July 4, 1965,

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– August 21, 1983).

Demographics

According to the

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conducted by

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, Roblin had a population of 1,709 living in 820 of its 903 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,697. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Recreation

Roblin is located on Goose Lake and Krosney Lake, and is within a short drive to Lake of the Prairies. The community is located between Duck Mountain Provincial Park and

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. Moreover, Roblin has a 9-hole golf course, outdoor swimming pool, ice arena, curling rink and movie theater.

Transportation

Roblin is 90 km west of Dauphin via PTH 5, about a 45-minute drive east from

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on PTH 5, and is accessible by the Roblin railway station, which is served by

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References

Geographical Names Board of Canada, 2011-07-08

External links

Roblin, "Jewel of the Parkland", official site
{{Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Parkland Region, Manitoba Unincorporated urban communities in Manitoba Former towns in Manitoba Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba