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Langley, Virginia | |
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 Langley High School | |
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| Coordinates:38°56′47″N77°9′32″W / 38.94639°N 77.15889°W /38.94639; -77.15889 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,930 |
| • Density | 880/sq mi (340/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 22101–22102 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495816[1] |
Langley is anunincorporated community in thecensus-designated place ofMcLean inFairfax County, Virginia, United States. The name "Langley" often occurs as ametonym for theCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA), whose headquarters, theGeorge Bush Center for Intelligence, is in Langley.
The land which makes up Langley today once belonged toThomas Lee, formerCrown Governor of theColony of Virginia from 1749 to 1750. Lee's land was named Langley in honor ofLangley Hall, which formed part of the Lee home estate inShropshire, England.[2] In 1839 Benjamin Mackall purchased 700 acres (283 ha) of land from the Lee family,[3] while keeping the name.[citation needed]
The community was essentially absorbed into McLean many years ago,[when?] although there is still aLangley High School.[4] In addition to its roles as abedroom community forWashington, D.C., and as home to the CIA's headquarters, the area is the site of theFederal Highway Administration'sTurner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and formerly theClaude Moore Colonial Farm of theNational Park Service, now permanently closed.
In the animated seriesAmerican Dad!, the city of Langley Falls,Virginia, in which the show takes place, is loosely based on Langley and nearbyGreat Falls, being depicted as a somewhat larger city as well as the headquarters of the CIA, where main characterStan Smith works as an agent. Although Langley Falls presents its government structure as that of the independent city ofFairfax, Virginia.
"Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Party in the CIA" starts with the line "I moved out to Langley recently".
In the expansion to theCD Projekt gameCyberpunk 2077,Phantom Liberty, there is a location of the Military Medical Center located in Langley.
ManyTwitter users who use the popularNAFO hashtag used in support ofUkraine in theRussian invasion of Ukraine use Langley as a joke location.
[...] Benjamin Mackall, who acquired the Langley estate from the Lee family in 1836.
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