Cana (formerly, Missouri Bend) was a town in Butte County,

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, located on the former

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line. It lies at an elevation of 167 feet (51 m). A post office operated in Cana from 1871 to 1913, with brief closures in 1895 and 1900. In the 1870s, the community was on the stage coach routes from

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; the population then was about 100, mostly farmers growing wheat.

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Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Butte County, California {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub