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Whittier is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and was founded as a Quaker colony — the first Quaker meeting house was built there in 1887.

Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955.

The Quakers founded Whittier Academy, which grew into Whittier College, a private liberal arts college that remains the city's best-known institution.

Richard Nixon's family moved to Whittier when he was nine years old; he attended Whittier High School, graduating in 1930, and graduated from Whittier College in 1934 before going on to become the 37th President of the United States.

Whittier High School doubled as Hill Valley High School in the films Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II.

Lou Henry Hoover, the wife of President Herbert Hoover, grew up in Whittier.

Much of the land that became Whittier was once owned by Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor of California, and the area's roots trace back to the land grant of Spanish soldier Manuel Nieto.

Whittier had 87,306 residents in the 2020 census and about 28,099 households, averaging 3.01 people per household, with about 57.9% of homes owner-occupied.

Whittier sits about 12 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles County.

Friendly Hills is one of Whittier's established residential neighborhoods, in the hills on the city's eastern side.