Tourist Guide Whittier
Whittier city is situated in Los Angeles County in California. Its roots can be traced to a Spanish soldier, Manuel Nieto, who in 1784 received a Spanish land grant of 300,000 acres as a reward for his military service to encourage settlement in California.
Since its founding days, the population of the city has grown and has experienced rapid increase in population. As per the 2000 census, the city had a population of 83,680 people. As of 2009, the population of Whittier city is 82,850 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 0.40 percent.
As per the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.9 square kilometers of land.
Whittier gets 10 inches of rainfall and 1 inches of snowfall each year. The number of days with measurable precipitation is 31 days. On average, there are 278 sunny days each year in this city. July is high with 89 degrees and January is cold with 48 degrees.
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