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Derry is a town in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States .. Rockingham County. Rockingham County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire. New Hampshire. United States. United States. County. List of counties in New Hampshire. Rockingham. Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The population was 33,109 at the 2010 census .. Although it is a town and not a city , Derry is the fourth most-populous community in the state .. The town 's nickname , `` Spacetown '' , derives from the fact that Derry is the birthplace of Alan Shepard , the first astronaut from the United States in space .. United States. United States. Alan Shepard. Alan Shepard. Derry was also for a time the home of the poet Robert Frost and his family .. Robert Frost. Robert Frost. The primary settlement in town , where 22,015 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Derry census-designated place -LRB- CDP -RRB- and includes the densely populated portions of the town centered on the intersection of New Hampshire Route 28 and New Hampshire Route 102 .. New Hampshire. New Hampshire. census-designated place. census-designated place. New Hampshire Route 28. New Hampshire Route 28. New Hampshire Route 102. New Hampshire Route 102