Robbinsdale is located in Hennepin County. The population was 14,123 at the 2000 census.
Fawcett Publications was founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale with the publication of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang. This history is echoed in Robbinsdale's annual summer celebration, Whiz Bang Days.
Robbinsdale was founded on April 19th, 1893. Robbinsdale was the first suburb of Minneapolis and was named for Andrew Robbins, an entrepreneur who had purchased 90 acres of land for the purpose of making the area a suburban town. In the late 19th and early 20th century, people traveled to Robbinsdale to go duck hunting on Crystal Lake. Robbinsdale has the oldest continuously active marching band in the U.S.
It is also home to North Memorial Medical Center. Besides being one of the states Level 1 Trauma Center's, it also operates "AirCare", an air medical transport service. They have five flight bases around Minnesota.