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Welcome to Derry ...Derry is located in Westmoreland County<1>. The location of Derry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Derry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Derry has a population of 2,514 people<3> (see below for details). Derry is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Derry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Websites for Derry ...Official Website: www.derrypa.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Derry had an population of 2,514 people. This is a decrease of 6.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.95% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Derry had a population of 2,688 people. This makes Derry the county's 15th most populous community. The population of Derry represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 348th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,688 people, the population of Derry decreased 10.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,991 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Derry. Communities Also Named Derry ...While we believe that this Derry is located in Westmoreland County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Derry. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbia, Dauphin and Montour County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Derry - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Oregon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Derry. Communities near Derry ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Derry.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Derry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Derry. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Derry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derry. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Derry. See our Newspapers Page for Derry. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derry ...Looking for more information about Derry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Derry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Derry. Adding Derry to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Derry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Derry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Derry. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Derry: www.derrypa.com/ The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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