The Cuyahoga River begins in Montville Township.

Statewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Medina County.

The township includes a house that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

[citation needed] 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.

Montville Township formerly fell under the Ledgemont School District but was absorbed by the Berkshire School District in Burton.