Calder, Edmonton

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For the Alberta electoral district of Edmonton Calder, see Edmonton Calder.

Calder is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The area was originally part of the Hudsons Bay Company reserve and was settled by employees of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.^[1]

As described below, Calder was originally an independent town that was developed to house the workforce at the railway's roundhouse, repair shop and shunt yards. Calder became a part of the City of Edmonton in 1917^[2]

The western boundary of the neighbourhood is 127 Street, the eastern boundary is 113 A Street, the southern boundary is 127 Avenue, and the northern boundary is 132 Avenue.

1 Town of Calder
2 Residential Development
3 Population Mobility
4 Schools
5 Surrounding Neighborhoods
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Town of Calder

Calder, Alberta was an Alberta hamlet that became part of the City of Edmonton in 1917. Also known as the Village of West Edmonton, the community was located just north of the Hudson's Bay Company reserve lands. The Hudson's Bay Company "hoping to benefit from rising real estate prices in pre World War I Edmonton, delayed the sale and development of about 1,600 acres (6 km²) of its reserve lands."^[3]

The community owed its existence to the railway. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway located its roundhouse, repair shops and shunting yard near the site of the community.

The first permanent buildings in Calder were built in 1909"^[4]

[edit] Residential Development

According to the 2001 federal census, approximately one residence in eight (11.5%) predates the end of World War II, with some of these residences dating from as early as 1910.^[5] However, most of the residences in the modern neighbourhood of Calder date from after 1945. Just under half (44.5%) of all residences were built between 1946 and 1960. One in five residences (17.1%) were built during the 1960s and another one in five residences (19.0%) were built during the 1970s. The remaining 7.8% were built after 1980.^[6]

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single family dwelling. These account for approximately two out of every three (65%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. Another one in five residences (19%) are duplexes.^[7] One in seven residences (14%) are rented apartments in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories. There are a few other types of residences in the neighbourhood accounting for approximately 1% of all residences. Just over half the residences (55%) are owner occupied and just under half the residences (45%) are rented.^[8]

[edit] Population Mobility

The population of the neighbourhood is somewhat mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, roughly one resident in five (18.2%) had moved within the previous twelve months. Another one in five residents (20.2%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Just under half the residents (47.2%) had lived at the same address for five years or longer.^[9]

[edit] Schools

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. Calder Elementary School is operated by the Edmonton Public School System and the St. Edmund Catholic Elementary Junior High School is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System.