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″N 88°14′55″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	1.77 sq mi (4.57 km^2)
• Land	1.75 sq mi (4.53 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km^2)
Elevation	226 ft (69 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	55
• Density	31.45/sq mi (12.14/km^2)
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.