| McLean, Virginia | |
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| — CDP — | |
| Location of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia | |
| Boundaries of the McLean CDP as of 2003 | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.5 sq mi (47.9 km2) |
| • Land | 18.5 sq mi (47.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,115 |
| • Density | 2,600.8/sq mi (1,004.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 22101, 22102, 22103, 22106 |
| Area code(s) | 571, 703 |
| FIPS code | 51-48376[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495919[3] |
McLean ( /məˈkleɪn/ mə-klayn)[4] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The community had a total population of 48,115 as of the 2010 census.[1]
McLean is home to many diplomats, members of Congress, and high-ranking government officials partially due to its proximity to Washington, D.C. and the Central Intelligence Agency. It is also the location of Hickory Hill, the former home of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy.
Located between the George Washington Parkway and the town of Vienna, McLean is known for its many upscale homes, as well as for its upscale shopping, such as the nearby Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria. Land values in McLean are among the highest in the Washington area.
Several major companies are or have been headquartered in McLean including Booz Allen Hamilton; Capital One; Cardinal Bank; Freddie Mac; Gannett; Hilton Hotels Corporation; Mars; MicroStrategy; Primus Telecom; Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); Sunrise Senior Living, and USA Today. It is also the location where Apple Inc. opened their first retail store in 2001.
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The community received its name, McLean, from John Roll McLean, the former publisher and owner of The Washington Post, who, with Stephen Benton Elkins and French aristocrat Jean-Pierre Guenard, built in 1906 the electrified Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway (later the Washington and Old Dominion Railway), which connected the area with Washington, D.C. McLean named a railroad station after himself where the rail line (traveling on the present route of Old Dominion Drive) crossed the old Chain Bridge Road. The community itself was founded in 1910, when the communities of Lewinsville and Langley merged.
McLean is located at (38.9342776, -77.1774801) at an elevation of 285 feet (87 m).[3][5] It lies in the Piedmont upland on the west bank of the Potomac River.[6][7] The river forms the community's northern and eastern borders, and a number of its smaller tributaries flow north and northeast through the CDP. From west to east, these include Bull Neck Run, Scott Run, Dead Run, Turkey Run, and Pimmit Run.[7] Located on the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) in Northern Virginia, central McLean is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of downtown Washington, D.C. and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Fairfax, the county seat.[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.5 square miles (47.9 km²), all of it land. As a suburb of Washington, D.C., McLean is a part of both the Washington Metropolitan Area and the larger Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The CDP includes the unincorporated areas of Langley, Lewinsville, and West McLean, and it borders several other Washington suburbs, including: Potomac and Cabin John, Maryland to the north, Brookmont, Maryland to the northeast, Arlington to the southeast, Falls Church to the south, and Idylwood, Pimmit Hills, and Tysons Corner to the southwest.[9][10]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 17,698 |
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| 1980 | 35,664 | 101.5% | |
| 1990 | 38,168 | 7.0% | |
| 2000 | 38,929 | 2.0% | |
| 2010 | 48,115 | 23.6% | |
| * U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of the 2010 census, there were 48,115 people, 17,063 households, and 13,453 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,600.8 people per square mile (1,004.2/km²). There were 17,756 housing units at an average density of 959.8 per square mile (370.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.3% White, 14.9% Asian, 1.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.9% of the population.[1]
There were 17,063 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80, and the average family size was 3.17.[1]
The population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males age 18 and over.[1]
As of 2009, the median income for a household in the CDP was $156,943, and the median income for a family was $188,682. Males had a median income of $130,502 versus $83,491 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $80,879. About 1.5% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 4.4% of those 65 and older.[11]
The headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency are located in the Langley area of McLean. The Department of Transportation's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is also located down the street from the CIA headquarters.[12]
McLean is home to five Fortune 500 companies: Freddie Mac, Capital One, SAIC, Gannett, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mars, Hilton Worldwide, Alion Science and Technology and the National Automobile Dealers Association are also headquartered in the CDP.[12][13]
McLean residents are zoned to schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
FCPS public elementary schools within the CDP include Chesterbrook; Churchill Road; Haycock; Kent Gardens; Franklin Sherman, and Spring Hill,.[12] FCPS public middle schools within the CDP include James Fenimore Cooper Middle School and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Middle School.[12] FCPS public high schools within the CDP include Langley High School and McLean High School.[12]
In addition, the Mount Daniel School of the Falls Church City Public Schools is physically within McLean.[12][14]
Several private schools, ranging from pre-school to 12th grade, are located in McLean, including The Langley School, The Madeira School; The Potomac School; Oakcrest School; Saint Luke School; Saint John School;[15] Brooksfield Montessori,[16] and the Country Day School.[17]
Fairfax County Public Library operates the Dolley Madison Library in the CDP.[12][18]
The Capital Beltway, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Interstate 66, Dulles Access Road, Dolley Madison Boulevard/Chain Bridge Road, Georgetown Pike, and Old Dominion Drive all run through McLean.
The Mount Daniel School Park, operated by The City of Falls Church, is physically within McLean.[12][19]
Former residents: