Okotoks Now

This study is being conducted on a Canadian town located in the Province of Alberta, named Okotoks. It’s situated roughly 18 km south of the City of Calgary (figure 1). The Town of Okotoks is surrounded by Rocky Mountain views, rolling hills and the Sheep River Valley.

Okotoks dates back to around 1893 and remained roughly unchanged through the first half of the century, with the population settling around 600 people. The Town’s economic upturn came in the late 1970s, when the population doubled to 1,928 people in 1976 and has continued to double approximately every 10 years. In 2004, the Town of Okotoks celebrated its 100th anniversary. That year, Okotoks was home to 12,187 residents. The most recent municipal census, conducted in 2014, shows the population has more than doubled to 27,331.

Figure 1: Map of current Okotoks