Canandaigua (; ''Utaʼnaráhkhwaʼ'' in

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) is a

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Ontario County, New York Ontario County is a county in the U.S. State of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 112,458. The county seat is Canandaigua. Ontario County is part of the Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2006, ''Progressive ...

, United States. Its population was 10,545 at the 2010 census. It is the

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of Ontario County; some administrative offices are at the county complex in the adjacent town of Hopewell.Google Maps (3019 County Complex Drive, Canandaigua, New York)
Retrieved Jan. 14, 2015.Ontario County, New York
Retrieved Jan. 14, 2015. The name Canandaigua is derived from the

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name of its historic village here, spelled variously Kanandarque, Ganandogan, Ga-nun-da-gwa, or Konondaigua, which was established long before any European Americans came to the area. In a modern transcription, the historic village is rendered as ''tganǫdæ:gwęh'', which means "place selected for a settlement" or "at the chosen town". The city is surrounded by the Town of Canandaigua. The City of Canandaigua is on the northern end of

Canandaigua Lake Canandaigua Lake is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes in the U.S. state of New York. The City of Canandaigua is located at the northern end of the lake and the village of Naples is several miles south of the southern end. It is the we ...

, one of the Finger Lakes, southeast of

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, west of Syracuse, and east of Buffalo. Parts of six neighboring towns also share the Canandaigua mailing address and 14424 ZIP code.

History

Overview

Developed near Canandaigua Lake at the site of the historic

village ''Ganandogan,'' by the mid-19th century Canandaigua was an important railroad junction and home port for several steamboats that operated on the lake. After the

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, local industries included two brick works, the Lisk Manufacturing Company, several mills, and the regionally prominent McKechnie Brewery. The shire town of the original county of western New York, Canandaigua was the site of the

trial of Susan B. Anthony ''United States v. Susan B. Anthony'' was the criminal trial of Susan B. Anthony in a U.S. federal court in 1873. The defendant was a leader of the women's suffrage movement who was arrested for voting in Rochester, New York in the 1872 ele ...

in 1873 on charges of voting illegally because only men were allowed to vote. In the 21st century, the town is a center for business, government, health care, and education. Canandaigua is the home of

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, founded as Canandaigua Wine Company, which produces Manischewitz wine;

Finger Lakes Community College Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) is a public community college in Canandaigua, New York. It is affiliated with the State University of New York and sponsored by Ontario County. The main campus is just east of the City of Canandaigua, with ...

; Thompson Health System; the Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC); Granger Homestead; the '' Canandaigua Lady'' paddle-wheel tour boat; and

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a state park located at 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua (city), New York, Canandaigua, New York (state), New York, at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upst ...

Chronological

French explorers

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and

René de Bréhant de Galinée René Bréhant de Galinée was a member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (Sulpician Order) at Montreal and an explorer and missionary to the Native Americans. In 1670, he and François Dollier de Casson were the first Europeans to make a recorde ...

visited the region in 1669. They recorded seeing a burning spring known to the Seneca in what is now known as the nearby Town of Bristol. The water of the spring appears to burn as a flame; this is caused by escaping

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, and several such burning springs have been noted in the Canandaigua area. The city was the historic site of ''Kanandaigua,'' a Seneca village. The village site was later used for West Avenue Cemetery. The village was formed by former residents of the

Ganondagan Ganondagan State Historic Site, (pronounced ga·NON·da·gan) also known as Boughton Hill, is a Native American historic site in Ontario County, New York in the United States. Location of the largest Seneca village of the 17th century, the site ...

Seneca village, destroyed by the French in 1687. The Kanandaigua Seneca village, consisting of 23 longhouses, was destroyed during the American Revolutionary War by the

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on September 10, 1779. American rebels had mounted this attack in reprisal for an attack by Mohawk and other British allies on Cherry Valley in the eastern part of the territory. The American forces attacked Iroquois villages throughout western New York, destroying 40 and burning the winter stores of the people. The Iroquois fled to Fort Niagara as refugees, and many died of starvation that winter. After the war, pioneer settlers came from eastern New York and New England. They founded the city's public high school, Canandaigua Academy, in 1791. On November 11, 1794, the

Treaty of Canandaigua The Treaty of Canandaigua (or Konondaigua, as spelled in the treaty itself) also known as the Pickering Treaty and the Calico Treaty, is a treaty signed after the American Revolutionary War between the Iroquois#Government, Grand Council of the Si ...

was signed in the town by representatives of the United States of America and the Six Nations of the

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; the British had ceded Iroquois lands without consulting them, and the US forced most of the Iroquois Native Americans out of the state. It established two small reservations for the Seneca and Oneida, who had been allies of the American rebels, but they suffered considerable enmity and discrimination after the war. What is now the city, separated from the Town of Canandaigua to become the Village of Canandaigua in 1815 and a city in 1913. In 1807–1808, Jessie Hawley, a flour merchant from

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, served 20 months in the Canandaigua debtors' prison. He was an early proponent of building a canal through the Mohawk Valley to improve shipping and connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie. During his time in prison, he published 14 influential essays on the canal concept.

Stephen A. Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which wa ...

was a student at Canandaigua Academy between 1830 and January 1833; he later moved west and was elected as US senator from Illinois. He was the 1860 Democratic Party presidential nominee, losing to Republican

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. This area of New York was a center of activism for women's suffrage and other progressive movements. In 1873, the

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, located in the City of Canandaigua, was the site of the trial of

Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to s ...

, a leader of the

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movement, who was arrested for voting at a time when only men were allowed to vote. She was found guilty and fined $100, which she did not pay.

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, born in Canandaigua in 1873, operated a bicycle sales and repair shop there, before later becoming a successful automobile manufacturer. On October 30, 1900,

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

made a brief stop in Canandaigua to give a campaign speech at Atwater Park. In 1945, Marvin Sands founded Canandaigua Wine Company. With a growing American market for wine in the late 20th century, the company expanded rapidly through acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s. It joined other companies in forming

, and became the world's largest wine and spirits distributor. In 2006, Canandaigua Wine Company rebranded as Centerra Wine Co., a subsidiary of Constellation Wines, U.S., Inc. On March 14, 2006, President

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visited Canandaigua, giving speeches at Canandaigua Academy and Ferris Hills, an assisted-living community for seniors. He was describing

Medicare Part D Medicare Part D, also called the Medicare prescription drug benefit, is an optional United States federal-government program to help Medicare beneficiaries pay for self-administered prescription drugs. Part D was enacted as part of the Medica ...

for senior citizens. The text of his speech at Ferris Hills can be foun
here

Geography

According to the

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, Canandaigua has an area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km), of which 4.6 square miles (11.9 km) are land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km) (4.75%) is covered by water. The city is at the northern end of

, in the

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region, the largest wine-producing area in

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. The city is on

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and NY Routes 5 and 21.

Climate

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 10,545 people, 4,789 households, and 2,470 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,264 people, 4,762 households, and 2,666 families residing in the city in the year 2000 census. The population density was 2,447.5 people per square mile (945.4/km). There were 5,066 housing units at an average density of 1,100.8 per square mile (425.2/km). The city's racial makeup was 96.04%

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, 1.53%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.66%

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, 0.06%

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, 0.26% from

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, and 1.23% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.02% of the population. There were 4,762 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.95. Canandaigua, NY, city hall

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,197, and the median income for a family was $47,388. Males had a median income of $31,950 versus $26,538 for females. The

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for the city was $20,153. About 5.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The

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serves Canandaigua and the surrounding region. The district includes Canandaigua Academy as its

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Culture and landmarks

* Sonnenberg Mansion and Gardens, a Victorian mansion and 50 acres (200,000 m²) of gardens, is now a state historic park; it is open from May through mid-October and requires an admission fee. * The New York Wine & Culinary Center, hosting a variety of exhibits, programs and classes related to New York State wine and agriculture products, opened in 2006 in downtown Canandaigua. * Kershaw Beach at the north end of Canandaigua Lake (on Lakeshore Drive) is open to the public for a small fee. * Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park is located in the city and offers several hard-surface boat ramps for access to Canandaigua Lake. * At 116 Gorham Street is located one of the relatively few remaining

Octagon Houses Octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and Canada. They are characterised by an octagonal (eight-sided) plan, and often feature a flat roof and a veranda all round. Their unusual shape and app ...

in New York, which were popular for a time in the state. * The town of

Hopewell, New York Hopewell is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Ontario County, New York, Ontario County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 3,841 at the 2020 census. The Town of Hopewell is in the north central part o ...

hosts an annual steam fair, called the Pageant of Steam, in August. *

(partially located in the town of

) has the Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, which features a variety of performances available to the community. *Canandaigua Farmer's Market is located in the Beeman and Lafayette St. Parking Lot and runs from June–October. *The ''Canandaigua Lady'' is a double-decker paddle wheel

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replica that offers public cruises on Canandaigua Lake from May–October. *Canandaigua hosts several festivals and large events throughout the year, such as the Finger Lakes Riesling Festival, Waterfront Art Festival, Canandaigua Art and Music Festival, LakeMusic Festival, Festival of Trees at the Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum, Christkindl Market, and the Finger Lakes Plein Air Festival. *Bristol Mountain is a premier winter resort in the Finger Lakes area. Views from the summit and the 38 slopes and trails are breathtaking and provide a variety of inclines for every skier and snowboarder from beginner to expert. It is 13.2 miles southwest of Canadiagua.

National Register of Historic Places

Within the City of Canandaigua, the following buildings, properties and districts are listed on the

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Notable people

* George H. Boughton, former

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Phil Bredesen Philip Norman Bredesen Jr. (born November 21, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 48th governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was elected in 20 ...

, 48th

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Beriah Brown Beriah Brown (February 23, 1815 – February 8, 1900) was a newspaper publisher and politician who served as Mayor of Seattle, Washington, as well as a regent for both the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Washington. ...

, former mayor of

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Caroline Chesebro' Caroline Chesebro' (March 30, 1825 – February 16, 1873) was a 19th-century American writer of fiction, including short stories, juvenile literature, and novels. Born "Caroline Chesebrough", but known by her preferred spelling of "Caroline Cheseb ...

(1825–1873), writer * Timothy Childs, former

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* Myron H. Clark, former

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(1855–1857) *

, former

and

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from

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known for his political rivalry with

. *

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modernist Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, an ...

artist *

Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and ...

, former US Congressman, US Postmaster General under presidents

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and

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in 1841; son of

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, US Postmaster General under President

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from 1801 to 1814; father of

* Scott Greene, born in Canandaigua and played high school football at Canandaigua Academy, two-time team MVP at

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, former

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running back *

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, former US Congressman *

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, founder of

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(TAPS),

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, star of

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series '' Ghost Hunters'' * Stanton Davis Kirkham, author and naturalist * James H. Knowlton, former member of the

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* William H. Lamport, former US Congressman * Elbridge G. Lapham, former

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swimmer *

Dudley Marvin Dudley Marvin (May 9, 1786 – June 25, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Lyme, Connecticut, Marvin attended Colchester (Connecticut) Academy. He moved to Canandaigua, New York, in 1807 and studied law. He was admitte ...

, former US Congressman *

Brian Meehl Brian Giuseppe Meehl (also known as Brian Muehl; born August 24, 1952), is an American puppeteer and writer. Biography Meehl was born in Canandaigua, New York and grew up mostly in Iowa City, Iowa. Meehl worked on the last six shows of ''The Mu ...

, puppeteer and author * Michael O'Hanlon, foreign-policy expert and commentator * Michael Park, actor and Broadway star, born in Canandaigua, played Jack Snyder on ''

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'' * Ryan Poles, general manager of the

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, Mayor of Detroit and U.S. Senator of Michigan *

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, (April 15, 1865 – 1944), author and educator *

John Raines John Raines (May 6, 1840 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York – December 16, 1909 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He authored the 1896 Raines Law, which prohibited liquor sales on ...

, former New York State Senator *

Caroline Severance Caroline Maria Seymour Severance (1820–1914) was an American abolitionist, suffragist, and founder of women's clubs. Early life and education Caroline Maria Seymour was born on January 12, 1820, in Canandaigua, New York, the daughter of a bank ...

(1820 – 1914), abolitionist, suffragist, and founder of women’s clubs * Mark H. Sibley, former US Congressman * Philip Spencer, US

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, hanged without

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for planning to mutiny and become a pirate * Troy Stark, former

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

football player and NFL player, played at Canandaigua Academy * Thomas Benton Stoddard, first mayor of

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, former member of the

Mary Clark Thompson Mary Clark Thompson (1835 – July 28, 1923), born Mary Lee Clark, was a noted philanthropist and wife of banker Frederick Ferris Thompson. Early years Mary Lee Clark was born in Naples, New York in 1835 to Myron Holley Clark (1806–1892) and Zi ...

, (1835 – July 28, 1923), born Mary Lee Clark, noted philanthropist and wife of banker

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* Richard C. Wesley, federal judge on the

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Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she joi ...

, born in Canandaigua, actress, comedian and former cast member of ''

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'' *

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, award-winning American illustrator, best known as an illustrator of

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Roy Wilkinson Roy Wilkinson is a British music journalist and band manager. As a journalist he is best known for his work in ''Sounds'', '' Select'' and '' Q'', but has contributed to various other publications. Considered an authority on the Pixies, he app ...

, former

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player *

, automotive pioneer

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