Robinson is an unincorporated community in Delaware County

Delaware County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,764 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,028 housing units, of which 7,062 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

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, United States

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. It is located at the junction of County Highway D47 and 310th Street, five miles west of Ryan

Ryan, Iowa

Ryan is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The population was 410 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ryan is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and three miles southeast of Monti

Monti, Iowa

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, at 42.340037N, -91.578738W.

History

Robinson was founded around the turn of the previous century, named after the Robinson family of southwestern Delaware County. Alexander Robinson, one prominent Robinson, built a farm 1.5 miles north of the townsite. William B. Robinson operated the Farmers Savings Bank of Robinson and the Robinson Lumber and Grain Company, circa 1914. The Chicago, Anamosa and Northern Railroad (CAN) passed through Robinson, built in 1912 and proposed for electrification

Railway electrification system

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in 1916. The CAN Railway was sold for scrap during World War II.