Milvydai, Krakės
# Milvydai, Krakės

Milvydai (Melvidai, Milvidai, formerly Russian: Мильвиды, Polish: Milwidy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 45 people. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Krakės, by the Krakės-Grinkiškis road, nearby the Smilgaitis river sources. There are an airstrip, a milk buying post and old cemetery of the Goštautai family.

## History

At the beginning of the 20th century there were Milvydai village and Milvydai estate (a property of the Goštautai).

## Demography

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1902 | 144 | — |
| 1923 | 185 | +1.20% |
| 1959 | 112 | −1.38% |
| 1970 | 85 | −2.48% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1979 | 55 | −4.72% |
| 1989 | 25 | −7.58% |
| 2001 | 48 | +5.59% |
| 2011 | 45 | −0.64% |

Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 :

