Robsart is an unincorporated hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51, located in Saskatchewan, Canada. As of the 2016 Census, it had a population of 20, doubling from 10 in 2011. Originally incorporated as a village in 1912, Robsart remained independent until it became an unincorporated community on January 1, 2002, under the jurisdiction of Reno No. 51. The hamlet lies 48 km southwest of Eastend at the junction of Highway 18 and Highway 13, also known as the Red Coat Trail, and is approximately 170 km southeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta, and 68 km south of Maple Creek.
Robsart was established in 1910 when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) purchased land in the area, naming it after Amy Robsart from Sir Walter Scott’s book 'Kenilworth'. Henry Abbott later bought the land and led the first settlers to the community. Rapid growth followed, with the establishment of a general store, feed mill, and 30 other businesses, including a dentist, jeweler, and surgeon. The completion of the CPR Stirling-Weyburn line brought further prosperity, and by 1917, Robsart had its own public hospital. Ten years after its founding, Robsart had a population of 350, a town hall, mayor, council, and over 50 businesses, earning it the optimistic slogan 'A town with a bright future.'
However, by the late 1920s, Robsart’s fortunes began to decline. A grain elevator fire in 1929, followed by another fire in 1930 that destroyed much of the business core, marked the beginning of the downturn. The Great Depression, along with droughts, falling grain prices, and poor crop yields, further exacerbated the situation, leading to the closure of many businesses. Merchants, facing financial hardship, left in search of better opportunities. Although local residents and farmers attempted to revive the community by renovating the Robsart Community Hall in the 1980s, most businesses and homes were eventually boarded up. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Pioneer elevators, which had been vital to the community, were demolished in 2000. On January 1, 2002, Robsart was formally dissolved as a village and became part of the Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51.
In the early 1990s, former and current residents came together to create a community history book titled 'Our Side of The Hills'. Former mayor Archie Smiley contributed a revised version of an old poem called 'Ode to Robsart'.

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