LIFE IN COOKE CITY AND SILVER GATE
Our pace of life is as unique as the extremely spectacular wilderness that surrounds us. Cooke City, Silver Gate, and Colter Pass residents have varied backgrounds and stories, but all love the area with a passion.
Population
The population in the Colter Pass, Cooke City, Silver Gate area is approximately 75 people year round and 250 people during the summer.
Location
We are located only a few miles from the Northeast Gate of Yellowstone National Park. We are surrounded by Yellowstone National Park, Custer Gallatin National Forest and two Scenic Byways; The Beartooth Highway and Chief Joseph Highway.
If you have ever been here, you will know why it is called the Big Sky State! The most blue and spacious skies you will ever experience. Take in a deep breath, smell the pines and the fresh air; this is where relaxing takes on a whole new meaning.
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Towns
Colter Pass, Cooke City and Silver Gate are unincorporated towns located in Park County Montana. Our county seat is in Livingston, MT. Montana has a lodging tax of 7% and there is no sales tax. The Cooke City area district has a 3% resort tax on all tourism type charges. For more information on these taxes, please check out the below links under Local and State Services.
Restaurants, lodging, outfitters, construction, gas stations and gifts stores are the major areas of business. We also have several non-profit organizations.
Schools
Our one room school serves K-8th grades. For school information contact the Park County School District office at 406.222.4148.
Business
Colter Pass, Cooke City, and Silver Gate are unique areas with an economy strongly anchored in tourism. We work hard to ensure our towns' histories are preserved and protect our environment so that we have pristine and gorgeous wilderness for travelers to explore for generations to come. If you are interested in starting or expanding a business in our area, the State of Montana has an excellent resource site. We at the Chamber are also available to answer any questions you have about doing business in the area. Contact us today for assistance.
Resort Tax Information
The Cooke City area district has a 3 % resort tax on all tourism type charges based on the Resort Tax Ordinance No 18. This tax was implemented in 2006 and will continue for 20 years.
Contact the Treasurer at Park County for additional information 406.222.4119
Report: Resort Tax Reports are submitted quarterly to the Treasurer at Park County. Use the button below to print and complete the report. You will need to mail the report, with your payment, to Park County Treasurer, 414 E. Callender Street, Livingston, MT 59047. You may also obtain a copy of this report at the Chamber office.
Resort Tax Due Dates:
1st Qtr due April 30
2nd Qtr due July 31
3rd Qtr due October 31
4th Qtr due January 31
Cooke City Area, Local and State Services in Park County
Contacts and phone numbers for Park County:
Park County Seat is located at 414 E Callender St, Livingston, MT 59047
Commissioners
406.222.4106 or email at commissioners@parkcounty.org
You can access the minutes of the commissioners meetings at http://www.parkcounty.org/site/AVCapture.html
Commissioners' Direct Contacts:
Clint Tinsley, ctinsley@parkcounty.org c. 406.224.3376
Bill Berg, bberg@parkcounty.org c. 406.223.2565
Steve Caldwell, scaldwell@parkcounty.org c. 406.222.4687
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Other Important Contacts and Numbers:
Sanitarian 406.222.4145
Sheriff’s Office 406.222.2050
Motor Vehicles 406.222.4120
Treasurer’s Office 406.222.4119
Clerk & Recorder 406.222.4110
School District 406.222.4148
Emergency Services 911
Utility Services
Telephone - Century Link 877.417.3983 Power outage hotline 800.406.0762
Electric Services – Flathead Electric Coop 800.735.8489
Internet Satellite – Exede/ViaSat or Hughes networks
Internet Services are also available through Century Link (in Cooke City area only)
Television services – Dish Network www.dish.com or Direct TV www.directpackages.com
Water – Cooke City Water District 406.333.4551
Emergency Services – Cooke City/Silver Gate Fire Department cookecityfiredept@gmail.com
Other Important Numbers and Links
Gallatin/Custer National Forest, office 406.848.7375
Montana Fish and Wildlife Parks General Information 406.444.2511
