About 40% of the population is involved in agriculture and other resource-based industries. Services, tourism and the processing of wood and agricultural products largely contribute to the local economy.[citation needed]
History
RCMP Musical Ride Parade in Roblin
During the 1880s, the first group of Europeans to settle in Roblin were mainly Cattle ranchers and grain farmers[3] In 1903, many Eastern European 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 Premier of Manitoba, Rodmond Palen Roblin. Also in 1904, the post office was established as Goose Lake and was located on 8-26-28W. The first postmaster was W. Atkey[4] and the first mayor was Irwin L. Mitchell (1882-1956) who served from 1914 to 1917.[5] 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.[5] Roblin celebrated its 100th anniversary in July 2013. The current mayor of the municipality of Roblin is Robert Misko.[6]
According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Roblin had a population of 1,709 living in 820 of its 903 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 1,697. With a land area of 3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 455.7/km2 (1,180.3/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
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Manitoba
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