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Legal
Town
Town of Legal
Ville de Legal
Bilingual French/English stop sign and street signs at 50th Street and 50th Avenue
Bilingual French/English stop sign and street signs at 50th Street and 50th Avenue
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Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division 11
Municipal district Sturgeon County
Incorporated  
 • Village February 20, 1914
 • Town January 1, 1998
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Elevation
705 m (2,313 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 1,232
 • Density 387.9/km2 (1,005/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code(s) 780
Highway Highway 651

Legal 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. The town, the French Mural Capital of Canada, is known for its 28 murals.

Demographics

St. Emile R.C. church Legal 01
Eglise St. Emile R.C. Church

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/sq mi) in 2021.

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 (1,096/sq mi) in 2016.

Education

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.

Notable people

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