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Legal

Founded

1914

Elevation705 m

Land area3.18 km²

Coordinates53.95°, -113.60°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Paul Lorieau

Canadian singer (1942-2013)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alberta

• Morinville Hutterite Colony
  11.6 mi away
• Busby
  12 mi away · pop. 140
• Pickardville
  13.6 mi away
• Namao
  16.6 mi away
• Westlock
  17.5 mi away · pop. 5,101
• Highridge
  22.6 mi away
• Pibroch
  24 mi away
• Thorhild
  24 mi away · pop. 391
• Scotford Hutterite Colony
  25 mi away
• Pibroch Hutterite Colony
  26.7 mi away
• Freedom
  29.4 mi away
• Rochester
  29.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Legal

Domestic abuse

Alberta Law Reform Institute. · 1995

Wills for Alberta

Cheryl Gottselig · 1977

Legal studies 3080

Alberta. Alberta Education. Learning Technologies Branch · 2006

Legal studies

Alberta. Alberta Education. Career and Technology Studies Program · 1993

Divorce Guide for Alberta

R. Gary Dickson · 1989

Incorporation & Business Guide for Alberta

David M. Goldenberg · 1982

Socio-legal statistics in Alberta

Victor Matthews · 1972

Legal aid

Anthony John Spence · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Seen 2026-09-20

Pear-shaped Puffball

Apioperdon pyriforme

Seen 2026-09-19

Twice-stabbed Stink Bug

Cosmopepla lintneriana

Seen 2026-09-19

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-19

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-19

Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly

Eristalis stipator

Seen 2026-09-19

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Aglais milberti

Seen 2026-09-19

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Seen 2026-09-16

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers