McLean, Virginia

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McLean (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The community's population was 50,773 at the 2020 census.<ref name="McLean CDP Profile"/> It is located between the Potomac River and Vienna within the Washington metropolitan area.

McLean is home to many wealthy residents, such as diplomats, military, members of Congress, and high-ranking government officials, partially due to its proximity to Washington, D.C., the Pentagon, and the Central Intelligence Agency. It is the location of Hickory Hill, the former home of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. It is also the location of Salona, the former home of Light-Horse Harry Lee, the Revolutionary War hero.

History

Template:For timeline The community received its name from John Roll McLean, the former publisher and owner of The Washington Post. Along with Stephen Benton Elkins and French aristocrat Jean-Pierre Guenard, in 1902, he bought the charter for the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad. Completed in 1906, it connected the area with Washington, D.C. McLean named a railroad station costing $1,500, of which $500 was raised locally, after himself, where the rail line (traveling on the present route of Old Dominion Drive) crossed the old Chain Bridge Road.<ref name=Station>Template:Cite news</ref> The community itself was founded in 1910, when the communities of Lewinsville and Langley merged.

Geography

McLean is located on the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) in Northern Virginia, central McLean is Template:Convert northwest of downtown Washington, D.C., and Template:Convert northeast of Fairfax, the county seat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The community lies in the Piedmont upland on the west bank of the Potomac River.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=CountyMap>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=CountyMap/>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.<ref name=CensusPDF>Template:Cite web</ref>

As an inner 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 communities of Langley, Lewinsville, and West McLean. 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; Idylwood, Pimmit Hills, and Tysons to the southwest; Wolf Trap to the west; and Great Falls to the northwest.<ref name=CensusPDF/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

McLean has a humid climate (Cfa) and is in hardiness zone 7a.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the 2020 census, there were 50,773 persons, 17,133 households, and 13,453 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 17,756 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.1% White, 20.8% Asian, 2.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 3.6% from other races, and 8.1% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 5.6% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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. Of all households, 18.0% were individuals, and 10.3% had someone who was 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.80, and the average family size was 3.17.<ref name=Census2010/>

The median age was 45.1 years. 26.9% of the population was under 18, 4.3% was 18 to 24, 18.6% was 25 to 44, 33.2% was 45 to 64, and 17.0% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the community was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.<ref name=Census2010/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $164,888, and the median income for a family was $194,832. Males had a median income of $132,714 versus $87,663 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $87,073. About 1.3% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under 18 and 3.2% of those 65 and older.<ref name=Census2010/>

As of 2012, 61.6% of the population over 16 was in the workforce. 0.4% was in the armed forces, and 61.2% was in the civilian workforce, with 58.4% employed and 2.9% unemployed. The occupational composition of the employed civilian labor force was: 73.2% in management, business, science, and arts; 17.9% in sales and office occupations; 5.5% in service occupations; 2.0% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance; 1.4% in production, transportation, and material moving. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were: professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (27.8%); educational services, health care, and social assistance (17.7%); and public administration (16.6%).<ref name=Census2010/>

The cost of living in McLean is very high; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the community is 142.6.<ref name=CityData>Template:Cite web</ref> As of 2012, the median home value in the community was $908,000, the median selected monthly owner cost was $3,803 for housing units with a mortgage and $1,000+ for those without, and the median gross rent was $2,000+.<ref name=Census2010/>

Economy

The Central Intelligence Agency headquarters

Mars and Geebo are among the companies based in McLean.<ref>"Locations Template:Webarchive." Mars, Incorporated. Retrieved on September 1, 2009.</ref> Many businesses in neighboring Tysons, particularly those east of Leesburg Pike (VA Route 7), have a McLean mailing address, because the US Postal Service boundary for West McLean (ZIP Code 22102) generally follows Leesburg Pike.

The headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency is located in the Langley area of McLean, and the headquarters of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is also located in McLean. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is also located down the street from the CIA headquarters.<ref name="CDPmap">"McLean CDP, Virginia Template:Webarchive." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2009.</ref>

Arts and culture

Fairfax County Public Library operates the Dolley Madison Library in McLean.<ref name="CDPmap"/><ref>"Library Branches". Fairfax County Public Library. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.</ref>

Parks and recreation

The McLean Little League is also located in McLean. In 2005, the girls' All-Star softball team from McLean Little League won the Little League Softball World Series Championship in Portland, Oregon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> MLL's girls' All-Star softball team has been the Little League Softball World Series runner-up twice, in 2004 and in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Mount Daniel School Park, operated by The City of Falls Church, is physically within the McLean CDP.<ref name="CDPmap"/><ref>"Map of Parks." City of Falls Church. Retrieved on March 24, 2010.</ref> Clemyjontri Park opened in 2006.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Langley High School is one of two high schools within the McLean CDP.

Public primary and secondary schools

McLean residents are zoned to schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools. These include:

Mount Daniel School of the Falls Church City Public Schools is in McLean.<ref name="CDPmap"/><ref>"Contact Us Template:Webarchive." Mount Daniel School. Retrieved on March 24, 2010.</ref>

Private primary and secondary schools

Several private schools, ranging from pre-school to 12th grade, are located in McLean, including The Langley School, The Madeira School, Potomac School, Oakcrest School, Saint Luke Catholic School, Saint John School,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Brooksfield Montessori,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Montessori School of McLean, and The Country Day School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Infrastructure

Transportation

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Highways and roads

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.

Subways and buses

The Washington Metro's Silver Line is southwest of downtown McLean. Both the Silver and Orange lines physically enter the borders in between East Falls Church and West Falls Church. The McLean station on the Silver Line is in the McLean CDP but lies along VA Route 123 about two miles west of downtown McLean. Other Metro stations nearby include West Falls Church on the Orange Line, East Falls Church on both the Silver and Orange Lines, and the Template:Wmata station on the Silver Line, which also has a McLean address.

WMATA (Metrobus) and Fairfax Connector each have several bus routes traveling through McLean, including routes connecting downtown McLean with the McLean Metrorail station.

Notable people

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References

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