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.
Location of Tibbie in Washington County, Alabama.
Tibbie, Alabama is located in Alabama
Tibbie, Alabama
Tibbie, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°21′44″N 88°14′55″W / 31.36222°N 88.24861°W / 31.36222; -88.24861
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWashington
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.77 sq mi (4.57 km2)
 • Land1.75 sq mi (4.53 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
55
 • Density31.45/sq mi (12.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID127959[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
CensusPop.Note%±
202055—
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.


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