Tibbie, Alabama

"Tibbie" redirects here. For 18th century Scottish woman, see Tibbie Tamson.

Tibbie, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Tibbie in Washington County, Alabama.
Tibbie, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°21′44″N88°14′55″W / 31.36222°N 88.24861°W / 31.36222; -88.24861
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	1.77 sq mi (4.57 km2)
• Land	1.75 sq mi (4.53 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	226 ft (69 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	55
• Density	31.45/sq mi (12.14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	251
GNIS feature ID	127959 [2]

Tibbie is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 41 as of the 2010 census. ^[3]

The Red Alabama Blackmouth Cur is thought to have originated in the area around Tibbie in the 1940s. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	55		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

History

The name Tibbie comes from a shortened form of the Choctaw word "oakibbeha". Oakibbeha means "blocks of ice therein," with okti meaning "ice" and the plural form abeha meaning "to be in". ^[6]

A post office first began operations under the name Tibbie in 1910. ^[7]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "Tibbie". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. Howard, Steve. "Sand Ridge Kennels" . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 137. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
7. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 2, 2015.