over the next two weeks, beating and warning Negroes that they would be killed if they tried to vote in the coming election." The Camilla Massacre was the culmination of smaller acts of violence committed by white inhabitants that had plagued southwest Georgia since the end of the Civil War.(pp. 1–2) Beating of Marion King On July 23, 1962, a group of civil rights activists tried to visit fellow demonstrators from Albany, Georgia, who had been jailed in Camilla. While the rally took place, Marion King, wife of Albany Movement's vice president Slater King, was beaten to the ground and kicked by Camilla police guards until she was unconscious. Mrs. King was pregnant at the time and had her young children with her. She suffered a miscarriage after the ordeal. The 2012 song "Camilla" from the eponymous album by Caroline Herring pays a tribute to Mrs. King's memory. Geography Camilla is located in central Mitchell County at (31.230243, −84.209102). U.S. Route 19 is the main highway through the city, passing east of the downtown. US 19 leads north to Albany and southeast to Thomasville. State Routes 37 and 112 pass through the center of Camilla as Broad Street. Route 37 leads east to Moultrie and northwest to Newton, while Route 112 leads northeast to Sylvester and south to Cairo. State Route 97 leads southwest from Camilla to Bainbridge. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, are water. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Camilla has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Camilla has a relatively wet climate with high precipitation year-round, as typical of the eastern United States. Its southerly latitude in Georgia causes a greater tropical influence resulting in very mild winters in comparison with Atlanta for example. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,187 people, 1,926 households, and 1,325 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 5,669 people, 1,994 households, and 1,405 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,128 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 65.23% African American, 32.30% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.44%