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Welcome to Mantua ...

The town of Mantua is located in Box Elder County<1>.

Mantua was established in 1863.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mantua has a population of 961 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Mantua is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mantua is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mantua lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mantua: 435

The ZIP code for Mantua: 84324<4>

In the past, Mantua was named Copenhagen. and Flaxville (and there are additional past names). For more information about the names of Mantua, see The Names of Mantua on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mantua had an population of 961 people. This is an increase of 39.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mantua had a population of 687 people. This makes Mantua the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Mantua represents 0.02% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 687 people, the population of Mantua decreased 13.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 791 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mantua.

Communities Also Named Mantua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mantua - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mantua.

Communities near Mantua ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mantua.

  • Ogden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Logan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • North Ogden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
  • Tremonton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyrum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Plain City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Farr West
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Nibley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nibley is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mantua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mantua.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mantua. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mantua.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantua. See our Newspapers Page for Mantua.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mantua ...

Looking for more information about Mantua? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mantua, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mantua.

Adding Mantua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mantua in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mantua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mantua post office opened in 1877. The Mantua post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mantua.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Box Elder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mantua.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mantua - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Mantua). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mantua or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/