Canandaigua
Also known as Canandaigua, New York, Canandaigua, NY
city in Ontario County, New York, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- County
- Ontario
- Incorporation as village
- 1815 ; 211 years ago ( 1815 )
- Incorporation as city
- 1913 ; 113 years ago ( 1913 )
- Type
- Council–Manager
- Mayor
- Thomas Lyon ( D )
- City manager
- John Goodwin
- Total
- 4.83 sq mi (12.50 km )
- Land
- 4.56 sq mi (11.81 km )
- Water
- 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km )
- Elevation
- 750 ft (230 m)
- Lowest elevation
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Canandaigua (/ˌkænənˈdeɪɡwə/) is a city in Ontario County, New York, United States. Its population was 10,576 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Ontario County; some administrative offices are at the county complex in the adjacent town of Hopewell.
The city is surrounded by the Town of Canandaigua. The City of Canandaigua is on the northern end of Canandaigua Lake, one of the Finger Lakes, 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Rochester, 68 miles (109 km) west of Syracuse, and 93 miles (150 km) east of Buffalo. Canandaigua is part of the Greater Rochester area and is Rochester’s southernmost suburb.