1847Government
Founded in 1847 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in 1903 and is the birthplace of the Bing cherry.
1848Government
Whitcomb arrived in Oregon in 1848 and settled on a donation land claim, where he built a sawmill and a gristmill.
1850Government
The first post office at Milwaukie was established in 1850, with Whitcomb as the first postmaster.
1870Infrastructure
The Oregon and California Railroad named their station there Milwaukee in 1870 and corrected it to Milwaukie in 1892.
1892Infrastructure
==== Past ====
Streetcars began serving Milwaukie in August 1892, when the East Side Railway extended its service beyond the then-town of Sellwood.
1900Infrastructure
During the several decades after 1900, a succession of other private companies, including the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company, operated the streetcar and interurban se...
1903Government
The community was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 4, 1903, originally as the Town of Milwaukie.
1913History
The name of the station was changed to East Milwaukee in 1913 and corrected to East Milwaukie in 1916.
1954History
Oregon Motor Stages, Inc., had provided some bus service through Milwaukie until 1954, when it abruptly ceased all operation.
1958History
All interurban service was discontinued in January 1958.
1969Government
TriMet, a new government-owned public transit authority, was established in 1969, and in September 1970 it took over all of the "Blue Bus" companies.
1980Infrastructure
The service, which ran twice a day in each direction and connected Portland with Eugene, was introduced on a trial basis in August 1980 and discontinued at the end of 1981.
1981Government
TriMet established a transit center in downtown Milwaukie in 1981, and by 2000 was served by as many as 12 routes, using on-street stops around the intersection of Jackson Stree...
1996Education
Since 1996, Milwaukie High School has annually hosted the nationally recognized Living History Day.
2009Architecture
== Economy ==
In 2009 new apartments and retail space were under construction in the downtown area of Milwaukie, and a riverfront park was being developed.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 20,291 people, 8,667 households, and 5,075 families residing in the city.
2011Architecture
Construction of the MAX Orange Line, a light-rail connection between Portland and Milwaukie, began in 2011.
2015Culture
A big draw to the city was noticed right after the Orange Line from TriMet, a $1.4 billion project connecting the close-in suburb right to the heart of downtown Portland, finish...
2016History
It was named the ninth hottest real estate market in 2016 by realtor.com.
2022Infrastructure
=== Top employers ===
According to Milwaukie's 2022 People's Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
== Housing ==
In 2015–2016, Milwaukie saw a boom in re...
2023Government
=== List of mayors ===
Current mayor Lisa Batey took office on January 1, 2023, after winning the November 2022 election against Kathy Hyzy.