| Official Name: | Mantua Township |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Map Caption1: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Portage |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 68.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 68.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.2 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.5 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4576 |
| Population Density Km2: | 66.8 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 172.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 358 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1175 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2972°N -81.2433°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44255 |
| Area Code: | 330, 234 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-47194[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086831 |
Mantua Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,576 people in the township.
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]
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.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Mantua Township covers an area of 26sqmi. 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]