Ontario County Facts
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Facts of Interest
- Population: 100,224
- Year Organized: 1789
- Area: 644 Square Miles
- County Seat: Canandaigua
- Main Industry: Retail Trade
- County Supervisors: 21
- County Nursing Homes: 1
- Colleges and Universities: 2
- State Parks: 3
- School Districts: 9
- Communities: 33
- 49 Uniformed Police Officers
- Named after a corruption of the Iroquois word
meaning “beautiful lake.” - Home of the Ganondagan Historic Site.
- Home of the Granger Homestead Museum.
- Home of the Smith Opera House.
- Home of the Sonnenburg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park.
- Home of the fossil of the oldest tree in the world.
- Home of Rose Hill Mansion.