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Leduc summary
Leduc is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located 33 kilometers (21 mi) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton, and is part
of the Edmonton Capital Region metropolitan area.
Leduc was first established in 1899, when Robert Telford, a settler, bought land near a lake which would later bear his name. It was on that piece
of land where the new settlement would take root. Telford previously served as an officer for the Royal North-West Mounted Police, and later became
Leduc's first postmaster, first general merchantman and first justice of the peace.
According to popular local legend, the city's name was decided in 1890 when a settler setting up a telegraph office needed a name for the new
settlement and decided that it would be named after the first person who came through the door of the telegraph office. That person was Father
Hippolyte Leduc, a priest who had served the area since 1867.
The town continued to grow quietly over the decades and Alberta's historical oil strike on February 13, 1947 was made near the town at the Leduc No.
1 oil well. Leduc was first incorporated as a village in 1899, and went on to become officially a town in 1906. It became a city in 1983. By that time its
population had reached 12,000.
The city's economy is dominated by the oil and gas industry. Nisku, a major industrial park, has grown massively because of it. Edmonton International
Airport is also a major employment source, as it lies adjacent to the city.
Although it lies within the Edmonton Capital Region, it has not grown as rapidly as other communities near Edmonton have. However, it has grown steadily
over the past decades.
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