Mantua Township
Civil township
Historic Snow Home, built in 1815
Historic Snow Home, built in 1815
Map
Map
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°17′50″N 81°14′36″W / 41.29722°N 81.24333°W / 41.29722; -81.24333
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
Area
 • Total26.6 sq mi (68.8 km2)
 • Land26.5 sq mi (68.5 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,175 ft (358 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total4,576
 • Density172.7/sq mi (66.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44255
Area code(s)330, 234
FIPS code39-47194[3]
GNIS feature ID1086831[1]
WebsiteTownship website

Mantua Township /ˈmænəweɪ/ is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,576 people in the township.

Name and history

Mantua Township was named in commemoration of Mantua, Italy, which in 1796 was besieged by Napoleon, during the Napoleonic Wars.[4]

It is the only Mantua Township statewide.[5]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Geography

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Mantua Township covers an area of 26 sq mi (67 km2). It is located in the northern part of Portage county and borders the following townships and cities:

The village of Mantua, which became independent of the township in 1993,[7] is located in what was previously southern Mantua Township and borders the township on three sides.

Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve and Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve, are located east of Mantua. Both are part of the Mantua Swamp region which was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1976.[8][9]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Mantua township, Portage County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1885. pp. 480.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. ^ "Census Bureau data". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "National Natural Landmarks - Mantua Swamp". www.NPS.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "Wetland areas designated as landmarks". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. March 24, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved September 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  10. ^ Jenson, Andrew (1920). "Origin of Western Geographic Names". The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. 11 (2): 83. But in 1864 the settlement was named Mantua, after Mantua, Portage County, Ohio, the birthplace of President Lorenzo Snow.

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