1863History
== History ==
=== Name ===
Truckee's existence began in 1863 as Gray's Station, named for Joseph Gray's Roadhouse on the trans-Sierra wagon road.
1866History
Coburn was there almost from the beginning, and by 1866 the area was known as Coburn's Station.
1867Government
The Central Pacific Railroad selected Truckee as the name of its railroad station by August 1867, even though the tracks would not reach the station until a year later in 1868.
1875Disaster
In 1875 a fire destroyed about 40 Chinese buildings along with some white-owned businesses, and as anti-Chinese sentiment rose, white merchants attempted to segregate the Chine...
1876History
By 1876, some 300 of the town’s residents, from workers to its most prominent citizens, had formed a local chapter of the Order of the Caucasians, also known as the Caucasian Le...
1878Culture
In October of 1878, Truckee's entire Chinese quarter, located near Spring and Jibboom Streets, was burned down.
1886Civil Rights
The Chinese must go!: the Anti-Chinese boycott, Truckee, California - 1886.
1891Culture
In 1891, lawman Jacob Teeter was killed in a violent gunfight with fellow lawman, James Reed (no relation to James Frazier Reed of the Donner Party).
1915History
The record maximum temperature of 101 °F or 38.3 °C was on August 28, 1915.
1938History
The most snow in one month was 196.0 inches (5.0 m) in February 1938, and the most in a season was 444.3 inches (11 m) between July 1951 and June 1952.
1954History
There were possibly two rope tows and a Poma lift, which was installed in 1954.
1955History
The most precipitation in one month was 23.65 inches (600.7 mm) in December 1955, and the most in 24 hours was 5.21 inches (132.3 mm) on February 1, 1963.
1962History
The record minimum temperature of −28 °F (−33.3 °C) was on February 27, 1962.
1978History
Meschery, Joanne (1978) Truckee: An Illustrated History of the Town and its Surroundings.
1990History
The maximum 24-hour snowfall was 34.0 inches (0.86 m) on February 17, 1990.
1993Government
In 1993, Truckee incorporated as a city.
2000History
=== 2000 ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,864 people, 5,149 households, and 3,563 families residing in the town.
2008History
Pfaelzer, Jean (2008).
2019History
According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Truckee has 9,910 registered voters.
2021History
Per the 2021 American Community Survey, 50.3% of residents were male and 49.7% were female.
2025Government
The mayor as of October 2025 is Jan Zabriskie.