The following list is from a statistical analysis of the 1897 All Russia 
Census. It consists of all towns in the Vileika District with a population 
in excess of 500 persons [in 1897]. 

The book this extract was taken from was originally published in French which 
may create some unfamiliar spellings. 

District Vileisky
                          Population
Ville de Vileika          3560
Ville de Radochkovitchi   2614
Bourgade Dolguinovo       3551
Bourgade Molodetchno      2396
Bourgade Lebedevo         2269
Bourgade Dounilovitchi    1810
Bourgade Kourenets        1774
Bourgade Gorodok          1603
Bourgade Ilia             1431
Bourgade Novyi-Miadziol   1164
Bourgade Krasnoe          1077
Hameau Velikoe-Selo        763
Village Raboune            745
Bourgade Markovo           741
Hameau Morosky             718
Hameau Borovtsy            721
Hameau Starye-Gaby         653
Bourgade Kraisk            629
Hameau Tsintsevitchi       627
Village Ija                616
Bourgade Viazyn            601
Hameau Novye-Gaby          581
Hameau Sloboda             560
Village Volkolata          543
Hameau Kremenets           536
Hameau Chipki              524 
Bourgade Krivitchi         519
Hameau Vygolivitchi        515
Hameau Pogost              511
Hameau Miassota            503
Hameau Biltsevitchi        502

I hope this information will prove useful to the Vileika District 
researchers. I have no further information on these towns. 

Joel Ratner
Coordinator, Vilna District Research Coordinator

MODERATOR NOTE:  Joel Ratner has informed us that the source of this
information is "Premier Recensement General de la Population de L'Empire
de Russie, 1897" - Publcation du Comite Central de Statistique sous la 
redaction de N. Trooinitsky, IV - Gouvernement de Vilna, published in
1900.
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