Official Name: | Vilas, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Vilas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bell |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 512 |
Coordinates: | 30.8411°N -97.3036°W |
Area Code: | 254 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1380724 |
Vilas is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 15 in 2011. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
Vilas was first settled in the 1880s. Its population was 15 in 2011.[1]
Vilas is located on Farm to Market Road 2268, 16miles southeast of Temple in southeastern Bell County.[1]
In 1903, Vilas had a school with one teacher and 49 students and remained in operation in the 1940s.[1] Today, the community is served by the Holland Independent School District.