Mantua (/ˈmænəweɪ/ MAN-ə-way) is a village in northern Portage County, Ohio, United States, along the Cuyahoga River.

It was formed from portions of Mantua Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve.

The area that eventually became the village of Mantua was owned by the Tappan family of Tappanville, later Ravenna, Ohio.

The town was laid out in the 1840s as Mantua Station, a stop on the Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad.

[5][6] Mantua includes three properties on the National Register of Historic Places: the Horace L. Hine House, the Mantua Station Brick Commercial District, and the William H. Crafts House.

33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Mantua hosts the Potato Festival, a celebration that has occurred annually for over 45 years.

The festival features live entertainment, food, rides, a parade, a 15k road race (the Potato Stomp), and varying special attractions.

The Ox Roast is another annual event that is a fund-raiser for the St. Joseph Church.