title: Milvydai, Krakės
text: # 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 :
  
  