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Cana, Virginia Cana, Virginia Cana is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carroll County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,254 at the 2010 census, up from 1,228 in 2000. It is the only CDP designated area in the county that is outside of the Appalachian Mountains in the Virginia Piedmont. Cana is located at (36.584150, −80.670186). US Highway 52 runs through Cana just above the North Carolina state line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,228 people, 520 households,