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McNair is a census-designated place located in the Oak Hill section of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is directly to the east of Washington Dulles International Airport. The population as of the 2020 census was 21,598. Much of the population resides in the McNair Farms planned community. The community has a school called McNair Elementary. McNair is also home to the Dulles Corner Business Park, home to the headquarters of Airbus Group, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Technical Services.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 17,513 to 21,598 (+23%). Half of its homes were built before 2003.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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