Whittier, California (usa)

Whittier, California

Whittier, California ranks 1,996th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chalcis, Caserta, and Auxerre. Memorable people born in Whittier, California include Tom Waits, Eric Stoltz, and Kathy Hilton. Memorable people who died in Whittier, California include Paula Kelly, Lupe Ontiveros, and Keye Luke. Whittier, California has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many actors. Whittier, California is located in United States.

Whittier is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College. The city is surrounded by three unincorporated areas sharing the Whittier name, West Whittier-Los Nietos, South Whittier, and East Whittier, which combined are home to a larger population than Whittier proper. Read more on Wikipedia