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Population (year 2000): 1,228
Males: 592  (48.2%)
Females: 636  (51.8%)

Carroll County

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24317.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,700 (it was $27,625 in 2000)
Cana  $28,700
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,300 (it was $59,800 in 2000)
Cana  $71,300
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Cana:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (25.4%), Irish (12.2%), English (10.8%), German (10.8%), Subsaharan African (1.6%), Portuguese (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1440 feet

Land area: 7.92 square miles.

Population density: 155 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Cana

  • High school or higher: 60.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cana CDP

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

28 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This place:  2.3%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Cana, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cana to the number of sex offenders is 307 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cana:  0.6% ($371)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (43.6 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (68.1 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (447.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fancy Gap, VA (6.3 miles ), Toast, NC (6.4 miles ), Mount Airy, NC (7.1 miles ), Flat Rock, NC (8.1 miles ), White Plains, NC (10.2 miles ), Hillsville, VA (12.9 miles ), Woodlawn, VA (13.7 miles ), Dobson, NC (13.8 miles ).

Latitude: 36.58 N, Longitude: 80.67 W


Area code: 276

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Apparel (23%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)
  • Construction (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Cana-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/21/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Cana place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 43.3 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cana:
  • NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 10 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC)
  • TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GALAX, VA)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ELKIN, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Cana, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cana:
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 45 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 71 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cana:
  • MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (about 13 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC; ID: MWK)
  • TWIN COUNTY (about 16 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA; ID: HLX)
  • ELKIN MUNI (about 24 miles; ELKIN, NC; ID: ZEF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cana:
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 47 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 57 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
Public elementary/middle school in Cana:
  • St. Paul School (Students: 416; Location: 231 FLOWER GAP ROAD; Grades: KG - 7)

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Churches in Cana include: Rocky Ford Church (A), Saint Paul Church of the Brethren (B), Epworth Church (C), Cana Baptist Church (D), Pauls Creek Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oak Ridge Cemetery (1), Epworth Cemetery (2), Cana Cemetery (3), Wisler Cemetery (4), Saint Paul Cemetery (5), Rocky Ford Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  12.1%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.3%

Cana compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cana (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Cana Branch at 15497 Fancy Gap Highway, branch established on 1979-11-16. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.03%
Virginia average:  11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Surry County, NC  0.49% ($25,660 average AGI)
from Grayson County, VA  0.46% ($24,298)
from Galax city, VA  0.42% ($30,262)


4.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Virginia average:  10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Surry County, NC  0.67% ($21,194 average AGI)
to Galax city, VA  0.47% ($20,830)
to Wythe County, VA  0.40% ($21,825)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cana:
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WHHV (1400 AM; 1 kW; HILLSVILLE, VA; Owner: NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cana:
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W212AW (90.3 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • W276BA (103.1 FM; FANCY GAP, VA; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cana:
  • WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WUNL-TV (Channel 26; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

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