Calder was originally a part of the Hudson’s Bay Company Reserve with most employees of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway residing there in the earlier years. Calder was originally incorporated under the name of the Village of West Edmonton, developed to house the railway’s workforce. It became part of the city of Edmonton in the year 1917.
While construction of most residential structures predates the end of World War II, from as early as 1910, residential development in modern Calder only began after 1945 which continued in the 1980s. Today, the neighborhood comprises a mix of housing structures with the most common type being the single-family dwelling homes.
The neighborhood of Calder is bounded by 127th Street to the west, 132nd Avenue to the north, 113A Street to the east, and 127th Avenue to the south. Calder houses two schools and a small portion of the south of the 127th Street and north of the Canadian National rail line. Residents in Calder have access to various amenities including educational, recreational, industrial, commercial, and retail in the surrounding neighborhoods.