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The city of Robbins<1> is located in Moore County.
Robbins is 140 feet [42.67 m] above sea level.<2>
Time Zone: Robbins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Communities that are also named Robbins can be found in:
At the time of the 2000 Census, Robbins had a population of 1,195 people<4> (or 1.59% of the total population of Moore County).
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Robbins had a population of 1,225 people. This is an increase of 2.51% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Robbins.
| Year | Population | Change Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 1,225 | +2.51% | +0.49% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 1,219 | +2.01% | +0.74% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 1,210 | +1.26% | +0.33% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 1,206 | +0.92% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 1,195 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<5> | 2008 Population | Change Since 2000 |
| | Biscoe | SW | 12 mi [19.31 km] | 1,672 | 1.65% decrease |
| | Candor | SW | 12 mi [19.31 km] | 840 | 1.82% increase |
| | Carthage | SE | 11 mi [17.7 km] | 2,033 | 8.66% increase |
| | Foxfire | S | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 488 | 2.95% increase |
| | Pinehurst | SE | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 12,331 | 27.05% increase |
| | Southern Pines | SE | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 12,675 | 16.09% increase |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Robbins.
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Footnotes
| <1> | Keep in mind that you might find some variations to Robbins: It's frequently the practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Robbins may originally have been Robbin's. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robbins - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Robbins, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Robbins. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Robbins and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation |
| <6> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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