Canandaigua Information: Tickets, Venues, Events and More

A Glance...

Canandaigua is a city that is located Outario County, New York, USA. The name of the city is derived from the Iroquois word “Kanandarque.”

The meaning of this word is “chosen spot.”

History...

Canandaigua was the site of the most important village of Seneca. The site was located on West Avenue and stood where the West Avenue Cemetery is today.

Geography...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (4.75%) is water.

Population Factor...

According to the census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 11,264 people, 4,762 households and 2,666 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,447.5 people per square mile (945.4/km²). There were 5,066 housing units at an average density of 1,100.8/sq mi (425.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.04% White, 1.53% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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.

In the city the population was spread out with 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.”

Events...

Ice Skating Rink of the Greater Canandaigua Civic Center is the most famous arena of the city.