Truckee, California#Climate

Truckee's existence began in 1863 as Gray's Station, named for Joseph Gray's Roadhouse on the trans-Sierra wagon road.Union Pacific Railroad Historical Society Archives A blacksmith named Samuel S. Coburn was there almost from the beginning, and by 1866 the area was known as Coburn's Station. 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.{{California's Geographic Names|570}} It was renamed Truckee after a Paiute chief, whose assumed Paiute name was Tru-ki-zo. He was the father of Chief Winnemucca and grandfather of Sarah Winnemucca. The first Europeans who came to cross the Sierra Nevada encountered his tribe. The friendly chief rode toward them yelling, "Tro-kay!", which is Paiute for 'Everything is all right'. The unaware travelers assumed he was yelling his name. Chief Truckee later served as a guide for John C. Frémont.{{cite web|url=http://truckeehistory.org/historyArticles/history4.htm |title=Truckee History |website=TruckeeHistory.org |author=Truckee Donner Historical Society, Inc. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028191715/http://truckeehistory.org/historyArticles/history4.htm |archive-date=October 28, 2012 }}

File:The Donner Party Monument.jpg in Donner Memorial State Park]]

The Donner Party ordeal is arguably Truckee's most famous historical event. In 1846, a group of settlers from Illinois, originally known as the Donner-Reed Party but now usually referred to as the Donner Party, became snowbound in early fall as a result of several trail mishaps, poor decision-making, and an early onset of winter that year. Choosing multiple times to take shortcuts to save distance compared to the traditional Oregon Trail, coupled with infighting, a disastrous crossing of the Utah salt flats, and the attempt to use the pass near the Truckee River (now Donner Pass) all caused delays in their journey.

File:Map of Truckee Lake and Alder Creek.svg]]

Finally, a large, early blizzard brought the remaining settlers to a halt at the edge of what is now Donner Lake, about {{convert|1200|ft}} below the steep granite summit of the Sierra Nevada mountains and {{convert|90|mi}} east of their final destination, Sutter's Fort (near Sacramento). Several attempts at carting their few remaining wagons, oxen, and supplies over the summit—sometimes by pulling them up by rope—proved impossible due to freezing conditions and a lack of any preexisting trail. The party returned, broken in spirit and short of supplies, to the edge of Donner Lake. A portion of the camp members also returned to the Alder Creek campsite a few miles to the east.

During the hard winter the travelers endured starvation and were later found to have practiced cannibalism. Fifteen members constructed makeshift snowshoes and set out for Sutter's Fort in the late fall but were thwarted by freezing weather and disorientation. Only seven survived: two were lost, and six died. Those who died were used as food by those who remained. The Truckee camp survivors were saved by James F Reed who had set out ahead after having been ejected from the party months earlier for killing John Snyder in a violent argument. Seeing that the group never arrived at Sutter's Fort, he initiated several relief parties.

Of the original 87 settlers in the Donner-Reed party, 48 survived the ordeal. The Donner Memorial State Park is dedicated to the settlers and is located at the East End of Donner Lake.

Truckee grew as a railroad town originally named Coburn Station, starting with the Transcontinental Railroad. The railroad goes into downtown Truckee, and the Amtrak passenger lines still stop there on the trip from Chicago to San Francisco.{{Cite news |last=DePuy |first=Judy |date=April 15, 2023 |title=Trains come through Truckee every day |url=https://www.sierrasun.com/news/trains-come-through-truckee-every-day/ |access-date=April 17, 2023 |work=Sierra Sun |language=en-US}}

Truckee's Sinophobic movement had begun during the Reconstruction Period, marked by the Trout Creek Outrage of 1876:

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 League, to drive out the Chinese. Truckee gained statewide notoriety that summer when late one night seven of the group's members, clad in black, surrounded and set fire to two cabins full of Chinese woodcutters who had refused to leave the area. The vigilantes shot at the Chinese men as they ran out of the cabin, killing forty-five-year-old Ah Ling.{{cite book |last1=Goodman |first1=Adam |title=The Deportation Machine: America's Long History of Expelling Immigrants |date=June 23, 2020 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0691182155 |page=15 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sju-DwAAQBAJ |access-date=14 October 2020}}

Charles Fayette McGlashan, local lawyer and owner/publisher of the Truckee Republican, defended those accused in the Trout Creek Outrage and was a leader in the town's anti-Chinese movement. In 1886, the town's Chinese inhabitants, about 1,400 in number, were expelled from Truckee as part of a campaign that included a boycott of any business that did business with Chinese.{{cite news |last1=Osborn |first1=Barbara Barte |title=Old Chinese herb shop getting a face-lift |url=http://www.chssc.org/history/chinatowns/truckee/chinatowntruckee.html |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=Sacramento Bee |date=March 11, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217064917/http://www.chssc.org/history/chinatowns/truckee/chinatowntruckee.html |archive-date=December 17, 2008}}

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). Constable Reed was among those accused of participating in the Trout Creek Outrage fifteen years prior.{{cite web| last= Coates|first=Guy H.|url=http://truckeehistory.org/historyArticles/history7.htm|website=TruckeeHistory.org|publisher=Donner Historical Society, Inc.| title=GUNFIGHT IN TRUCKEE: THE TEETER – REED DUEL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203042233/http://truckeehistory.org/historyArticles/history7.htm|archive-date=December 3, 2010}}

Truckee reportedly had one of the nation's first mechanized ski lifts at the site of the Hilltop Lodge.{{cite journal| title=State of California - The Resources Agency, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Primary Record|date=November 11, 2003| issue=Cottonwood Restaurant/Hilltop Lodge|pages=THRI–210}} The historic Hilltop Lodge was converted to a restaurant in the 1940s by the Crandall Brothers, and eventually became Cottonwood Restaurant and Bar.{{cite web|url=https://cottonwoodrestaurant.com/story/surrounded-by-history/|website=Cottonwood Restaurant|title=Surrounded by History|access-date=April 9, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025045529/https://cottonwoodrestaurant.com/story/surrounded-by-history/|url-status=dead}} There were possibly two rope tows and a Poma lift, which was installed in 1954.Truckee Historical Inventory At the same location there was a ski jump constructed during the early 1900s that was designed by Lars Haugen, a seven-time Olympic ski jumping champion.

In 1993, Truckee incorporated as a city.{{cite news |last1=Moran |first1=Margaret |title=Looking back: Truckee's incorporation, 20 years later |url=https://www.sierrasun.com/news/looking-back-truckees-incorporation-20-years-later/ |work=Sierra Sun |date=June 7, 2013}}

Image:Trout Creek Truckee.jpg

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|33.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}} (3.96%) is water, mostly Donner Lake and the Truckee River.

Under the Köppen climate classification system, Truckee has a humid continental climate (Dsb) with Mediterranean like characteristics. Winters are chilly with regular snowfall, while summers are warm to hot and dry, with occasional periods of intense thunderstorms.{{cite book|author1=Greg de Nevers, Deborah Stanger Edelman, Adina M. Merenlender|title=The California Naturalist Handbook|date=2013|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-27480-8|pages=40–42}} Its location near the Sierra Nevada crest at {{convert|1798|m|feet}} provides conditions for winter storms to commonly deposit nearly a meter of snow in a 24-hour storm event and the occasional week-long storm event can deliver {{convert|2|to|3|m|in}} of snow. The National Weather Service reports that Truckee's warmest month is July with an average maximum temperature of {{convert|82.7|F|C|1}} and an average minimum temperature of {{convert|42.4|F|C|1}}. January is the coldest month with an average maximum temperature of {{convert|40.9|F|C|1}} and an average minimum temperature of {{convert|16.3|F|C}}. The record maximum temperature of {{convert|101|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} was on August 28, 1915. The record minimum temperature of {{convert|-28|F|C|1}} was on February 27, 1962. Annually, there are an average of 8.4 days with highs of {{convert|90|F|C|1}} or higher and 239 with a high above {{convert|50|F|C}}. Freezing temperatures have been observed in every month of the year and there are an average of 228.4 nights with lows of {{convert|32|F|C}} or lower – seven more than Fairbanks and only eight fewer than Nome – but only 6.0 nights with lows of {{convert|0|F|C|1}} or lower and 15.6 days where the high does not top freezing.

Normal annual precipitation in Truckee is {{convert|30.85|inch|mm|1}}; measurable precipitation ({{convert|0.01|inch|mm|2}} or more) occurs on an average of 87.0 days annually. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|23.65|inch|mm|1}} in December 1955, and the most in 24 hours was {{convert|5.21|inch|mm|1}} on February 1, 1963. The wettest calendar year has been 1997 with {{convert|54.62|in|mm|1}} and the driest 1976 with {{convert|16.04|in|mm}},{{Cite web |title=TRUCKEE RS, CALIFORNIA Period of Record General Climate Summary – Precipitation |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliGCStP.pl?ca9043 |website=wrcc.dri.edu}} although the extremes by "rain year" are a maximum of {{convert|53.50|in|mm|1}} between July 1981 and June 1982 and a low of {{convert|15.91|in|mm|1}} between July 2000 and June 2001.

Truckee has an average of {{convert|206.6|inch|m|sigfig=2}} of snow annually, which makes it the fifth-snowiest city in the United States, while snow cover usually averages {{convert|28|in|m|sigfig=2}} in February, but has exceeded {{convert|115|in|m|sigfig=2}}.{{Cite web |title=POR – Daily Snowdepth Average and Extreme |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliFDrec.pl?ca9043 |website=wrcc.dri.edu}} The most snow in one month was {{convert|196.0|inch|m|sigfig=2}} in February 1938, and the most in a season was {{convert|444.3|inch|m|sigfig=2}} between July 1951 and June 1952.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/WRCCWrappers.py?sodxtrmts+049043+por+por+snow+msum+5+07+F |title=Truckee Ranger Station: Monthly Snowfall Totals |access-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908085931/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/WRCCWrappers.py?sodxtrmts+049043+por+por+snow+msum+5+07+F |url-status=dead }} The maximum 24-hour snowfall was {{convert|34.0|inch|m|2}} on February 17, 1990.

{{Weather box

|location = Truckee, California (Truckee Ranger Station), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1904–2009

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|collapsed = yes

|Jan record high F = 64

|Feb record high F = 68

|Mar record high F = 73

|Apr record high F = 83

|May record high F = 92

|Jun record high F = 94

|Jul record high F = 100

|Aug record high F = 101

|Sep record high F = 95

|Oct record high F = 87

|Nov record high F = 82

|Dec record high F = 66

|Jan avg record high F = 52.9

|Feb avg record high F = 55.0

|Mar avg record high F = 60.6

|Apr avg record high F = 68.9

|May avg record high F = 78.8

|Jun avg record high F = 86.8

|Jul avg record high F = 91.9

|Aug avg record high F = 91.1

|Sep avg record high F = 86.2

|Oct avg record high F = 77.7

|Nov avg record high F = 65.9

|Dec avg record high F = 55.0

|year avg record high F = 94.1

|Jan high F = 41.8

|Feb high F = 44.5

|Mar high F = 49.6

|Apr high F = 54.8

|May high F = 64.3

|Jun high F = 74.8

|Jul high F = 83.8

|Aug high F = 83.8

|Sep high F = 76.2

|Oct high F = 64.6

|Nov high F = 50.9

|Dec high F = 40.5

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 28.8

|Feb mean F = 29.9

|Mar mean F = 35.4

|Apr mean F = 40.0

|May mean F = 47.8

|Jun mean F = 55.3

|Jul mean F = 62.6

|Aug mean F = 62.1

|Sep mean F = 55.2

|Oct mean F = 46.0

|Nov mean F = 36.0

|Dec mean F = 27.8

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 15.9

|Feb low F = 17.3

|Mar low F = 21.2

|Apr low F = 25.2

|May low F = 31.4

|Jun low F = 35.8

|Jul low F = 41.4

|Aug low F = 40.3

|Sep low F = 34.1

|Oct low F = 27.5

|Nov low F = 21.2

|Dec low F = 15.0

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -4.1

|Feb avg record low F = -1.7

|Mar avg record low F = 4.5

|Apr avg record low F = 14.7

|May avg record low F = 22.2

|Jun avg record low F = 27.2

|Jul avg record low F = 31.9

|Aug avg record low F = 31.2

|Sep avg record low F = 25.9

|Oct avg record low F = 18.9

|Nov avg record low F = 7.2

|Dec avg record low F = -0.9

|year avg record low F = -8.9

|Jan record low F = -28

|Feb record low F = -23

|Mar record low F = -18

|Apr record low F = -1

|May record low F = 6

|Jun record low F = 18

|Jul record low F = 15

|Aug record low F = 20

|Sep record low F = 16

|Oct record low F = 4

|Nov record low F = -14

|Dec record low F = -30

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 5.68

|Feb precipitation inch = 5.09

|Mar precipitation inch = 4.46

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.13

|May precipitation inch = 1.49

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.57

|Jul precipitation inch = 0.26

|Aug precipitation inch = 0.53

|Sep precipitation inch = 0.63

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.77

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.81

|Dec precipitation inch = 5.15

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 43.6

|Feb snow inch = 47.9

|Mar snow inch = 32.2

|Apr snow inch = 18.5

|May snow inch = 4.1

|Jun snow inch = 0.9

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.5

|Oct snow inch = 2.8

|Nov snow inch = 11.9

|Dec snow inch = 44.2

|year snow inch =

|Jan snow depth inch = 18

|Feb snow depth inch = 19

|Mar snow depth inch = 21

|Apr snow depth inch = 6

|May snow depth inch = 1

|Jun snow depth inch = 0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0

|Oct snow depth inch = 2

|Nov snow depth inch = 7

|Dec snow depth inch = 11

|year snow depth inch = 30

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 11.9

|Feb precipitation days = 11.0

|Mar precipitation days = 10.0

|Apr precipitation days = 9.4

|May precipitation days = 7.3

|Jun precipitation days = 3.2

|Jul precipitation days = 1.9

|Aug precipitation days = 2.0

|Sep precipitation days = 2.8

|Oct precipitation days = 4.9

|Nov precipitation days = 7.7

|Dec precipitation days = 11.6

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 8.7

|Feb snow days = 8.1

|Mar snow days = 6.8

|Apr snow days = 5.4

|May snow days = 1.6

|Jun snow days = 0.3

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.2

|Oct snow days = 1.2

|Nov snow days = 3.7

|Dec snow days = 7.8

|source 1 = NOAA

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|source 2 = WRCC (mean maxima and minima 1904–2009)

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|publisher = Western Regional Climate Center

|title = Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary

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{{US Census population

|1880= 1147

|1890= 1350

|1970= 1392

|1980= 2389

|1990= 3484

|2000= 13864

|2010= 16180

|2020= 16729

|estyear=2023

|estimate=17039

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/truckeetowncalifornia|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=November 24, 2022}}

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Image:A Cabin in Truckee CA.jpg

The 2020 US Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/truckeetowncalifornia |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Truckee town, California}} reported that Truckee had a population of 16,729. According to the Census, the breakdown of the town's population by race and ethnicity in 2020 was: 12,946 (77.4%) White, 3,128 (18.7%) Hispanic or Latino, 31 (0.2%) African American, 92 (0.5%) Native American, 275 (1.6%) Asian, 9 (0.1%) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1,446 (8.8%) other races, and 1,930 (11.5%) from two or more races.{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Truckee_town,_California?g=160XX00US0680588 |title=Census Bureau Profile: Truckee town, California}}

Per the 2021 American Community Survey, 50.3% of residents were male and 49.7% were female. 22.2% of residents were under 18, 15.9% were 65 or older, and the median age was 41.9 years. 8.1% of the town's population were people with disabilities.

There were 6,247 households, out of which 59.7% were married-couple family households, 18.8% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 12.5% had a female householder with no spouse present. The average family size was 3.07.

There were 13,374 housing units, of which 49.4% were reported as vacant and 50.6% were reported as occupied.

12.8% of Truckee residents had moved: 4.1% of Truckee residents had moved within the same county, 5.2% had moved from a different county within California, 1.1% had moved from a different state, and 2.4% had moved from abroad.

The 2010 United States Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0680588|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033622/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0680588|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Truckee town|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}} reported that Truckee had a population of 16,180. The population density was {{convert|480.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Truckee was 13,992 (86.5%) White, 3,016 (18.6%) Hispanic or Latino, 60 (0.4%) African American, 95 (0.6%) Native American, 241 (1.5%) Asian, 15 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,431 (8.8%) from other races, and 346 (2.1%) from two or more races.

The Census reported that 16,137 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 43 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 6,343 households, out of which 2,135 (33.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,443 (54.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 411 (6.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 314 (5.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 502 (7.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 43 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,382 households (21.8%) were made up of individuals, and 275 (4.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 4,168 families (65.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.98.

The population was spread out, with 3,769 people (23.3%) under the age of 18, 1,139 people (7.0%) aged 18 to 24, 5,030 people (31.1%) aged 25 to 44, 4,986 people (30.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,256 people (7.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.

There were 12,803 housing units at an average density of {{convert|380.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 4,326 (68.2%) were owner-occupied, and 2,017 (31.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%. 10,783 people (66.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,354 people (33.1%) lived in rental housing units.

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 13,864 people, 5,149 households, and 3,563 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|426.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,757 housing units at an average density of {{convert|299.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 88.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.6% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.8% of the population.

There were 5,149 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,848, and the median income for a family was $62,746. Males had a median income of $38,631 versus $29,536 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,786. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. Recent land clearing outside town limits may affect the population.

File:Truckee Town Hall and Police Department.jpg

The town is governed by a five-member Town Council, which elects one of its members as Mayor; the mayor presides over meetings and ceremonial events, but has no other special responsibilities.[http://www.townoftruckee.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=274 Town of Truckee Municipal Codes/Charter, Title 1, Chapter 1.05] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009055213/http://www.townoftruckee.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=274 |date=2011-10-09 }}

The mayor as of October 2024 is David Polivy, who previously served in that role from 2019 through 2022, and who is currently serving a term from 2023 through 2026.{{Cite web |url=http://www.townoftruckee.com/government/town-council |title=Town Council |publisher=Town of Truckee |access-date=2017-04-15}} The first mayor of Truckee was Kathleen Eagan, who served from the town's incorporation in 1993 through 1995.{{cite web |title=History of Town Council Members |url=https://www.townoftruckee.com/281/History-of-Truckee-Town-Council-Members |website=Town of Truckee |publisher=Town of Truckee |access-date=2018-11-21 }}

In the California State Legislature, Truckee is in {{Representative|casd|1|fmt=sdistrict}},{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=2013-03-10 |publisher=State of California}} and {{Representative|caad|1|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=2013-03-02 |publisher=State of California}}

In the United States House of Representatives, Truckee is in {{Representative|cacd|3|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|3|access-date=2023-08-16 }}

According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Truckee has 9,910 registered voters. Of those, 4,336 (43.8%) are registered Democrats, 1,901 (19.2%) are registered Republicans, and 1,398 (14.1%) have declined to state a political party.{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=ca.gov|access-date=March 12, 2019}}

The Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District provides K-12 education to Truckee and the Lake Tahoe area with six schools in the town itself. These consist of two elementary schools, one elementary-middle school, one middle school, and two high schools including Truckee High School.

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File:Truckee Tahoe Airport.jpg

Amtrak's California Zephyr stops daily at Truckee station.{{Cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=TRU|title = Truckee, CA (TRU) | Amtrak}}

A free public bus, operated by Placer County, California, connects Truckee station to Lake Tahoe, and to Incline Village, Nevada.

Greyhound operates from Truckee station.

Interstate 80 passes through Truckee.

Truckee-Tahoe Airport provides general aviation.

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• Ximena McGlashan, entomologist
• Debbie Meyer, former competition swimmer
• Ryan O'Nan, actor
• Daron Rahlves, a former World Skiing champion and Olympian
• Pierre Robert, rock music personality, WMMR in Philadelphia
• Karly Shorr, snowboarder
• April Stewart, voice actress
• Marco Sullivan, former World Cup alpine ski racer
• Annika Taylor, cross country skier
• Amy Westervelt, journalist
• Maia Wilkins, ballerina

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