Whittier, Minneapolis

Whittier
Neighborhood
Nickname:  Eat Street
Motto:  The International Neighborhood
Location of Whittier within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Coordinates: 44°57′20″N 93°16′40″W / 44.95556°N 93.27778°W / 44.95556; -93.27778
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Community	Powderhorn
Founded	1849
Established	1977
Founded by	John Blaisdell
Named for	John Greenleaf Whittier
City Council Ward	10
Government
• Council Member	Aisha Chughtai
Area [1]
• Total	0.816 sq mi (2.11 km2)
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	14,483
• Density	18,000/sq mi (6,900/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code	55404, 55405, 55408
Area code	612
Website	http://www.whittieralliance.org/

Whittier is a neighborhood within the Powderhorn community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, bounded by Franklin Avenue on the north, Interstate 35W on the east, Lake Street on the south, and Lyndale Avenue on the west. It is known for its many diverse restaurants, coffee shops and Asian markets, especially along Nicollet Avenue (also known as "Eat Street"). The neighborhood is home to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the Children's Theatre Company.

While the neighborhood is officially part of the greater Powderhorn community, it is separated from most of those areas by Interstate 35W, and also lies further north than the rest of the community area. Most of Powderhorn is east of Interstate 35W and south of Lake Street; the Whittier neighborhood is west of I-35W and north of Lake Street. Whittier is often associated with adjacent neighborhoods, such as Lowry Hill East in the Calhoun-Isles community to the west and Stevens Square neighborhood in the Central community to the north.