▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁central ▁Al berta , ▁Canada ▁within ▁St ur geon ▁County . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 2 ▁on ▁Highway ▁ 6 5 1 , ▁approximately ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Ed mont on . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁as ▁a ▁Franc oph one ▁community . ▁The ▁town , ▁the ▁French ▁M ural ▁Capital ▁of ▁Canada , ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁ 2 8 ▁mur als . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census ▁of ▁Population ▁conducted ▁by ▁Statistics ▁Canada , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Leg al ▁recorded ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 3 4 5 ▁living ▁in ▁ 4 4 8 ▁of ▁its ▁ 4 6 5 ▁total ▁private ▁dwell ings , ▁a ▁ ▁change ▁from ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 2 5 . ▁With ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census , ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Leg al ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 2 5 ▁living ▁in ▁ 4 3 9 ▁of ▁its ▁ 4 6 4 ▁total ▁dwell ings , ▁a ▁ 2 . 8 % ▁change ▁from ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 9 2 . ▁With ▁a ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 .