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Encyclopedia > Derry, New Hampshire
Derry, New Hampshire
Official seal of Derry, New Hampshire
Seal
Nickname: "Spacetown"
Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 42°52′50″N 71°19′38″W / 42.88056, -71.32722
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Rockingham County
Incorporated 1827
Government
 - Town Council Brent Carney
Kevin Coyle
Craig W. Bulkley
Janet Fairbanks
Rick Metts
Beverly Ferrante
Brian Chirichiello
Area
 - Town  36.7 sq mi (94.9 km²)
 - Land  35.8 sq mi (92.7 km²)
 - Water  0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
Elevation  282 ft (86 m)
Population (2000)
 - Town 34,021
 - Density 950.7/sq mi (367.0/km²)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
Website: www.derry-nh.org

Derry is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 34,021 at the 2000 census. Although it is a town and not a city, Derry is the fourth most-populous community in New Hampshire. Image File history File links DerrySeal. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... Image File history File links Rockingham-Derry-NH.png‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Derry, New Hampshire ... Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 4. ... List of New Hampshire counties: New Hampshire counties Belknap County: formed in 1840 from parts of Merrimack County and Strafford County. ... Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... In local government, incorporation occurs when municipalities such as cities, towns, townships, villages, and boroughs become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. ... In the United Kingdom, town councils are civil parish councils, where the civil parish is a town. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... The Eastern Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... EDT (shown in yellow) is UTC-4 The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 4. ...

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History

The Old Turnpike in 1907

Although it was first settled by Scottish-Irish families in 1719, Derry was not incorporated until 1827. It was for a long time part of Londonderry, which included Windham and portions of Manchester, Salem and Hudson. The town was named for the city of Derry, Northern Ireland, the Irish word "Doire" meaning "oak woods." The first potato planted in the United States was planted here in 1719. The town is the location of two of America's oldest private schools, Pinkerton Academy, founded in 1814 and still in operation, and the closed Adams Female Seminary. Image File history File links Old_Turnpike,_Derry,_NH.jpg Summary The Old Turnpike in 1907, Derry, NH; from an old postcard. ... Image File history File links Old_Turnpike,_Derry,_NH.jpg Summary The Old Turnpike in 1907, Derry, NH; from an old postcard. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Rockingham County Incorporated 1722 Government  - Town council Joe Paradis, Chairman Brian Farmer Marty Bove Mark Oswald Kathy Wagner Area  - Town  41. ... Windham is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Government  - Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area  - City  34. ... Salem is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ... Location within Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough Incorporated 1673 Annexed 1731 Incorporated 1746 (renamed in 1830) Board of Selectmen Richard Maddox, Chairman Shawn N. Jasper Kenneth Massey Kathleen MacLean Benjamin J. Nadeau Area    - City 75. ... For other places with similar names, see Derry (disambiguation) and Londonderry (disambiguation). ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). ... Pinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...


Derry was once a linen-making center until New England textile industries moved south in the 20th century. As recently as World War II, Derry was also a sleepy farming community. The post-war suburban boom, the town's proximity to Boston in the south and Manchester to the northwest, and the construction of Interstate 93 through town led to a huge population boom. Although this growth has slowed somewhat, the population of Derry still increased by 15 percent during the 1990s. Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary The term post-war is generally used for the period after the end of World War II, i. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Suburb. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Government  - Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area  - City  34. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 93 Interstate 93 (abbreviated I-93) is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...


Notable inhabitants

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.9 km² (36.7 mi²). 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water, comprising 2.40% of the town. Derry is drained by Beaver Brook. The highest point is Warner Hill (605 feet / 184 meters above sea level), where from the top one can see the Boston skyline on a clear day. Derry lies almost fully within the Merrimack River watershed, with a small section along the northern border of town lying in the Piscataqua River watershed.[2] The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Beaver Brook is a 30. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Merrimack River watershed The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an earlier spelling that is sometimes still used) is a -long river in the Northeastern United States. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... The Piscataqua River seen from downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Piscataqua River, in the northeastern United States, is a 12 mi (19 km) long tidal estuary formed by the confluence of the Salmon Falls and Cocheco rivers. ...


Climate

Weather averages for Derry, New Hampshire
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71 (22) 72 (22) 88 (31) 95 (35) 96 (36) 102 (39) 105 (41) 100 (38) 98 (37) 90 (32) 93 (34) 80 (27)
Average high °F (°C) 35 (2) 38 (3) 48 (9) 60 (16) 72 (22) 81 (27) 86 (30) 82 (28) 75 (24) 64 (18) 52 (11) 41 (5) 57.5 (14)
Average low °F (°C) 10 (-12) 13 (-11) 20 (-7) 34 (1) 50 (10) 58 (14) 62 (17) 58 (14) 52 (11) 41 (5) 28 (-2) 18 (-8) 35.2 (2)
Record low °F (°C) -36 (-38) -22 (-30) -18 (-28) 4 (-16) 21 (-6) 32 (0) 40 (4) 32 (0) 24 (-4) 18 (-8) -4 (-20) -25 (-32)
Precipitation inch (mm) 2.7 (68.6) 2.5 (63.5) 2.7 (68.6) 3.2 (81.3) 3.5 (88.9) 3.6 (91.4) 3.7 (94) 3.5 (88.9) 3.1 (78.7) 3.4 (86.4) 3.9 (99.1) 3.4 (86.4) 39.3 (998.2)
Source: Weatherbase[3] 2007-08-11

Demographics

This article describes the town of Derry as a whole. Additional demographic detail is available which describes only the central settlement or village within the town, although that detail is included in the aggregate values reported here. See: Derry (CDP), New Hampshire. Derry CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Derry located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ...


As of the census of 2000, there were 34,021 people, 12,327 households, and 8,789 families residing in the town. The population density was 367.0/km² (950.7/mi²). There were 12,735 housing units at an average density of 137.4 persons/km² (355.9 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.05% White, 0.90% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Chief Quanah Parker of the Quahadi Comanche Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory which is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Pacific Islands (or Pacific Person, pl: Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s]), is a geographic term used in several places, such as New Zealand and the United States, to describe the inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania. ... Hispanic flag, not widely used. ... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...


There were 12,327 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 28.7% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.24. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

Broadway in c. 1905
Broadway in c. 1905

In the town the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. Image File history File links Broadway,_West_Derry,_NH.jpg Summary Broadway, looking west, West Derry, NH; from a c. ... Image File history File links Broadway,_West_Derry,_NH.jpg Summary Broadway, looking west, West Derry, NH; from a c. ...


The median income for a household in the town was $54,634, and the median income for a family was $61,625. Males had a median income of $41,271 versus $30,108 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,315. 4.6% of the population and 3.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.0% are under the age of 18 and 7.1% are 65 or older. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...


Education

Adams Female Seminary in c. 1910

Image File history File links Adams_Female_Seminary,_East_Derry,_NH.jpg Summary Adams Female Seminary, first female seminary in U.S., in c. ... Image File history File links Adams_Female_Seminary,_East_Derry,_NH.jpg Summary Adams Female Seminary, first female seminary in U.S., in c. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Private Schools

Pinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire. ... Calvary Christian School is a private, Christian school in Derry, New Hampshire serving students in grades K-12. ...

Public Schools

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School is a school in Derry, New Hampshire. ...

Sites of Interest

  • Derry Historical Society & Museum
  • Robert Frost Farm

References

  1. ^ Pawula, Larissa, "Sex, Lies, and Murder", Portsmouth Herald, March 27, 1991. Retrieved on July 28, 2007.
  2. ^ Foster, Debra H.; Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.; and Medalie, Laura (1995). Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers. U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey. 
  3. ^ Weatherbase. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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