Map of Mantua town, Utah

Mantua (/ˈmæntəweɪ/ MAN-tə-way or /ˈmænəweɪ/ MAN-ə-way) is a town on the eastern edge Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population of the town was 687 at the 2010 census.

Mantua town overview:
Name:	Mantua town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Utah
County:	Box Elder County
Incorporated:	1911
Elevation:	5,200 ft (1,600 m)
Total Area:	5.70 sq mi (14.8 km²)
Land Area:	4.91 sq mi (12.7 km²)
Water Area:	0.79 sq mi (2.0 km²)
Total Population:	687
Population Density:	196.25/sq mi (75.77/km²)
ZIP code:	84324
Area code:	435
FIPS code:	4947840
GNISfeature ID:	1443141
Website:	www.mantuautah.org

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History

Mantua was settled in the mid-19th century when members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were sent by Lorenzo Snow to the valley to grow flax. The first group arrived in Mantua in 1863 (although a sign at the main entry route states “Founded 1864”), and were all émigrés from Denmark led by Hans Jens Jensen. Snow was from Mantua, Ohio, and the town was named after the Ohio community in his honor. Due to Danish pronunciation the town’s pronunciation was changed to (“man-Away”) unlike Ohio’s (“man-tooway”) Prior to receiving its current name, the community was called Box Elder Valley, Copenhagen, Flaxville, Geneva, Hunsaker Valley, Little Copenhagen, and Little Valley.

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Geography

Mantua lies at the head of Box Elder Canyon on the northern, western, and southern sides of the Mantua Reservoir. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km), of which 4.9 square miles (13 km) are land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km) (13.21%) is water.