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Parole is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a suburb at the western edge of Annapolis, the state capital.

Parole took its name from Camp Parole, a Civil War camp where Union and Confederate prisoners of war were held pending exchange and return home.

The 2020 United States census counted 17,877 residents in Parole, up from 15,922 in 2010 and 14,031 in 2000.

The 2020 census counted 9,029 households and 9,800 housing units in Parole.

Parole's median age in the 2020 census was 52.9 years, and about a third of its residents, 33.1 percent, were 65 years of age or older.

Parole covers about 11.9 square miles, roughly 10.3 square miles of land and 1.6 square miles of water, bordered by Annapolis to the southeast, the Severn River to the northeast, and the South River to the southwest.

U.S. Route 50 runs through Parole and meets Interstate 97 at the northern edge of the CDP.

Parole is a major retail and medical hub for the Annapolis area, home to the Annapolis Mall and the Anne Arundel Medical Center.

The headquarters of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and the Anne Arundel County Public Library are all located in Parole.

Annapolis High School and Rolling Knolls Elementary School are physically located within Parole, just outside the Annapolis city limits.