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Mantua (/ ˈ m æ n ə w eɪ / MAN-ə-way) is a village in northern Portage County, Ohio, United States, along the Cuyahoga River. The population was 1,001 at the time of the 2020 census . It is part of the Akron metropolitan area .
Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio.As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,791. [1] Located in Northeast Ohio, Portage County is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area.
The area is named after the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Joseph, established in 1831. In addition to the church building, which dates to 1904, the parish also includes a clergy house, elementary school for grades preschool through eighth, daycare center, cemetery, grotto, and food bank. A post office was located in the community from 1893 to 1904.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Mantua Township covers an area of 26 sq mi (67 km 2). It is located in the northern part of Portage county and borders the following townships and cities: Auburn Township, Geauga County - north; Troy Township, Geauga County - northeast corner; Hiram Township - east; Freedom Township - southeast corner
Cities in Ohio are municipalities whose population is no less than 5,000; smaller municipalities are called villages. Nonresident college students and incarcerated inmates do not count towards the city requirement of 5,000 residents. [1] There are currently 253 cities and 673 villages in Ohio, for a total of 926 municipalities.
Roughly bounded by State Route 82 and Mantua Center Rd., in Mantua Center; also 4103-3991 State Route 82, 11670-11755 Mantua Center Road, 11653- 11677 Diagonal Road, 11701-11715 School Lane 41°18′35″N 81°14′42″W / 41.309722°N 81.245°W / 41.309722; -81.245 ( Mantua Center
The closing of Youngstown Sheet and Tube in 1977 resulted in 5,000 workers from the Youngstown area losing their jobs. Malone had led an unsuccessful effort by clergy from different faiths to stop the closing. [10] A strong advocate of interfaith communication, Malone was elected as the first Catholic leader of the Ohio Council of Churches.
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