Canandaigua (pronounced "Ka-nuhn-day-gwuh", IPA: /ˌkænənˈdeɡwə/) is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States.

[2] The first town meeting was held in April of that year and presided over by the first supervisor, Israel Chapin.

[3] During the steamboat era, passenger vessels travelled on nearby Canandaigua Lake.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 7,649 people, 2,886 households, and 2,132 families residing in the town.

There were 3,281 housing units at an average density of 57.7 per square mile (22.3/km2).

19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.