Legal | |
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Town | |
Town of Legal Ville de Legal | |
Coordinates: 53°56′57″N 113°35′42″W / 53.9492°N 113.595°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
Census division | 11 |
Municipal district | Sturgeon County |
Incorporated [1] | |
• Village | February 20, 1914 |
• Town | January 1, 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Trina Jones |
• Governing body | Legal Town Council
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Area (2021)
[3] | |
• Land | 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,232 |
• Density | 387.9/km2 (1,005/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Area code | 780 |
Highway | Highway 651 |
Website |
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Legal /lɪˈɡæl/ is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. It is 2.4 km (1.5 mi) east of Highway 2 on Highway 651, approximately 42 km (26 mi) north of Edmonton.
Legal was established in 1894 as a Francophone community, and is named in honour of Bishop Émile-Joseph Legal. [5] The town, the French Mural Capital of Canada, is known for its 28 murals. [6]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Legal had a population of 1,232 living in 455 of its 489 total private dwellings, a change of -8.4% from its 2016 population of 1,345. With a land area of 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 387.4/km2 (1,003.4/sq mi) in 2021. [3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Legal recorded a population of 1,345 living in 448 of its 465 total private dwellings, a 9.8% change from its 2011 population of 1,225. With a land area of 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 423.0/km2 (1,095.5/sq mi) in 2016. [7]
The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 operates a francophone elementary/junior school in Legal named Citadelle School (École Citadelle), while Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools operates an English elementary/junior school.