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About Shortsville

Shortsville, officially the Village of Shortsville, is a village in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 1,439 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census. Shortsville encompasses the southwestern part of the Town of Manchester and is located north of the City of Canandaigua. == History == Originally called "Short Mill," Shortsville began its existence in 1804 when Theophilus Short built two mills along the shores of the Canandaigua Outlet; the village was then incorporated in 1889. Shortsville grew as a mill town and a number of flour, wool and paper mills were built in addition to Short's original flour and saw mills.