Truckee, California
| Town of Truckee | |
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Donner Pass Road
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 Location in Nevada County in the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 39°20′32″N 120°12′13″W / 39.34222°N 120.20361°WCoordinates: 39°20′32″N 120°12′13″W / 39.34222°N 120.20361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Nevada |
| Incorporated | March 23, 1993 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.654 sq mi (87.162 km2) |
| • Land | 32.322 sq mi (83.713 km2) |
| • Water | 1.332 sq mi (3.449 km2) 3.96% |
| Elevation | 5,817 ft (1,773 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 16,180 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 16,165 |
| • Density | 480/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 96160–96162 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-80588 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1667886, 2413403 |
| Website | www |
Truckee (originally, Coburn Station) is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census.
The town’s original name was Coburn Station, commemorating a saloon keeper. 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.
Truckee is located along Interstate 80 at 39°20′32″N 120°12′13″W / 39.34222°N 120.20361°W (39.342163, -120.203568).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87 km2), of which 32.3 square miles (84 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (3.96%) is water, mostly the Truckee River, the only outlet of Lake Tahoe.
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