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 Ocilla,
the county seat of Irwin County, was incorporated as a town
November 24, 1897. Ocilla is a version of an old Native American
name, "Osceola".
The
Irwin County courthouse in Ocilla, built in 1905, is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
Ocilla
is the county's only incorporated municipality. During the Civil
War, Irwinville to the northeast of Ocilla, was the county seat.
This is where Union soldiers captured Jefferson Davis (president
of the Confederacy) and today is the site of the Jefferson Davis
Memorial Park.
The
Sweet Potato Festival, held each October, is hosted by the town
of Ocilla.
Population (year 2000): 3,270. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,417 (+4.5% change)
Males: 1,571 (48.0%), Females: 1,699 (52.0%)
Irwin County
Zip code:
31774
Median resident age: 30.7 years
Median household income: $22,332 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ocilla:
- Black (59.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.5%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (15.2%), Irish (3.3%),
English (3.0%), German (1.1%), Subsaharan African (1.0%).
Elevation: 340 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ocilla
- High school or higher: 59.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ocilla city
- Never married: 35.2%
- Now married: 39.3%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-0.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Ocilla:
- IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (710 N IRWIN AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ocilla:
- DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; FITZGERALD,
GA)
- TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
TIFTON, GA)
- BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; NASHVILLE,
GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ocilla:
- MOODY AFB (about 44 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 58 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 65 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ocilla:
- FITZGERALD MUNI (about 6 miles; FITZGERALD, GA; ID:
FZG)
- HENRY TIFT MYERS (about 21 miles; TIFTON, GA; ID:
TMA)
- TURNER COUNTY (about 27 miles; ASHBURN, GA; ID: 75J)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ocilla:
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 88 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 5,859)
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103
miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
Public high school in Ocilla:
- IRWIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 526;
Location: 149 CHIEFTAN CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ocilla:
- IRWIN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
865; Location: 521 LAX HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 05)
- IRWIN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 431;
Location: 149 CHIEFTAIN CIRCLE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EDUCATIONAL CENTER (ALTERNATIVE CENTER)
(Location: 310 VO TECH DRIVE; Grades: 00 - 00)
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