When you cross the Virginia state line up HWY 52, it is about 2.5 miles from Mount Airy and you are in Cana Va. and about 18 to 20 miles from the nearest Va, high school it being Carroll Co. High and less than 4 miles to Mount Airy high. Probably 95% of the working families have to work in Mount Airy and some probably have brought their kids to city schools since they started rather than send the 18 to 20 miles up HWY-52 which is a curvy mountain that has banned tractor-trailers from use of this 3-mile portion of HWY-52 because of so many wrecks coming down that mountain that goes up and past the Blueridge Parkway. Where would you send your kids 4 miles on a safer HWY or up that mountain 18 miles to Carroll Co. High ?
All know where to go to see the best High School Football game in our area and across the Virginia line.
Cana, Va : The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $25,600 versus $21,538 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,859. About 6.6% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over. Maybe enough non-seasonal jobs for 5% of Cana and with the orchards in and around Cana maybe 8 to 10% jobs are available to Cana residents. So Mount Airy get workers from Carroll & Pattrick Counties with Patrick Co. line maybe 4 miles out HWY-104 going Ararat, Va. maybe 8 miles from Mount Airy. and 10 to 15 miles from Patrick County High.
