City of Whittier

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City of Whittier

Charter City
Incorporated: February 25, 1898
City Hall: 13230 Penn St, Whittier 90602
City Telephones: (562) 945-8200, Fax (562) 464-3572
Internet: http://www.whittierch.org/
Population (2000 Census): 83,680 (1990 Census: 77,671) (For latest population estimate, click here)
Population Density (2000 Census): 6,694.4 persons per square mile
Population over age 64 (2000 Census): 12.5% (1990 Census: 13.9%)
Population under age 18 (2000 Census): 28.3% (1990 Census: 25.7%)
Land Area: 12.5 square miles (32.4 square kilometers)

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Chamber of Commerce: 8158 Painter Ave, Whittier 90602; (562) 698-9554; Fax (562) 693-2700

Originally an Indian village named Sejat (place of the wild bees). The more recent community was founded in 1887 by the Pickering Land & Water Company, a Quaker organization, and named at the suggestion of Micajah D. Johnson in honor of fellow Quaker and poet John Greenleaf Whittier.

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