Hanover, Maryland is a locality in unincorporated

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 northwestern Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, located south of Baltimore near the Howard County

Howard County, Maryland

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

 line.

It is located approximately at the intersection of Maryland State Highway 100 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway

Baltimore-Washington Parkway

The Baltimore–Washington Parkway is a highway in the U.S. state of Maryland, running southwest from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. The road begins at an interchange with U.S. Route 50 and Maryland Route 201 near Cheverly in Prince George's County at the D.C...

. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area

Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area

The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a combined statistical area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Jefferson County in the Eastern Panhandle of West...

 and is located just southwest of the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is an international airport serving the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area in the United States. It is commonly called BWI, BWI Airport or BWI Marshall, BWI being an initialism for "Baltimore/Washington International" and the...

 (commonly known as "BWI").

Hanover was largely unknown prior to the opening of the Arundel Mills

Arundel Mills

Arundel Mills is a mall located in Hanover, Maryland and is now owned by Simon Property Group. With its GLA, it was the largest mall in Maryland, until the Westfield Annapolis Mall surpassed it with its 2007 expansion...

 mall in November 2000. Since then, the area has seen explosive growth; shopping centers and housing developments have popped up along Arundel Mills Boulevard

Maryland Route 713

Maryland Route 713 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from an entrance to Fort George G. Meade north to MD 176 in Hanover. In addition to serving as an access point to the U.S...

 (Route 713), which links the B-W Parkway and Route 100 to Arundel Mills. On November 2nd, 2010 Anne Arundel County voters approved zoning for a gaming and entertainment complex with 4,750 slot machines at Arundel Mills Mall.
The Maryland Department of Transportation

Maryland Department of Transportation

The Maryland Department of Transportation is a government agency in the U.S. state of Maryland. MDOT is overseen by Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, who replaced John Porcari in 2009 upon the latter's appointment as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of...

 is headquartered at 7201 Corporate Center Drive, which has a Hanover address.

Real estate developments

• Arundel Mills
• Stoney Run Garden Condominiums, being developed by Ryan Homes
  Ryan Homes
  NVR, Inc. is a United States real estate development company. The homebuilding unit sells and constructs homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, Rymarc Homes and Fox Ridge Homes trade names.-Homebuilding:Ryan Homes...
  
  , featuring both luxury elevator condominiums and townhome condominiums.
• Villages of Dorchester (a residential development)
• Arundel Preserve (a mixed-use development) being developed by Somerset Construction Co. of Bethesda
  Bethesda, Maryland
  Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
  
  , Corporate Office Properties Trust
  Corporate Office Properties Trust
  Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc. is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust corporation that specializes in office development, and describes itself as "a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust that focuses on the acquisition, development, ownership, management...
  
   of Columbia
  Columbia, Maryland
  Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
  
  , Bozzuto Development Co. of Greenbelt
  Greenbelt, Maryland
  Greenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District...
  
  , and Toll Brothers
  Toll Brothers
  Toll Brothers is a Horsham, Pennsylvania based luxury homes builder.-Company Overview:Toll Brothers is a residential and commercial real estate development company with communities in 50 markets throughout 19 states...
  
   Inc. of Horsham, Pa. They are teaming up to build about two million square feet of office space, 500 apartments, 440 homes, 300000 square feet (27,870.9 m²) of retail space, and two hotels near Arundel Mills
  Arundel Mills
  Arundel Mills is a mall located in Hanover, Maryland and is now owned by Simon Property Group. With its GLA, it was the largest mall in Maryland, until the Westfield Annapolis Mall surpassed it with its 2007 expansion...
  
  mall.
• Ridgefield I and II constructed by Rice Homes and Washington Homes in the late 70's and early 80's.
• Ridgewood constructed by Washington Homes in the early 80's featuring homes with 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) lots.