McLean is an unincorporated community located in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. Recognized by the United States Census Bureau as a Census-designated place (CDP), the community had a total population of 38,929 as of the 2000 census. The heavily populated community of McLean is located between the George Washington Parkway and the town of Vienna, and is known for its many upscale homes, as well as its shopping and upscale malls, including the nearby Tysons Corner Center and the Tysons Galleria. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, the Capital Beltway, Interstate 66, State Route 267 (Dulles Airport Access Road), State Route 123 (Dolley Madison Boulevard), State Route 193 (Georgetown Pike), Old Dominion Drive, and Chain Bridge Road all run through McLean. McLean is home to many diplomats, members of Congress and high-ranking federal government officials, entrepreneurs and service businesses partially attributable to the close location 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. Several major companies are headquartered in McLean including Freddie Mac, Mars, Capital One, Gannett, NVR, Bearingpoint and Booz Allen Hamilton.
