as two day coaches, were flung into the water, a steel-construction first class coach car was forced through the sleeper car, the engine stayed on the trestle, and the tender was derailed. Ten people perished as a result, and the line was shut down for 36 hours for all trains. The disaster is considered one of the region's worst train wrecks in history. Education Irwin County School District The Irwin County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 123 full-time teachers and over 1,814 students. Irwin County Elementary School Irwin County Middle School Irwin County High School Festival Beginning in 1961, the Annual Sweet Potato Festival has been held in Ocilla, currently on the last Saturday in October. Geography Ocilla is located at (31.598611, -83.249932). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.39% is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,498 people, 1,258 households, and 670 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 3,270 people, 1,099 households, and 762 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,283 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 38.87% White, 59.39% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population. There were 1,099 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.22. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were