Tibbie, Alabama

Tibbie is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 41 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Tibbie, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Tibbie in Washington County, Alabama.
Tibbie, Alabama Location of Tibbie in Washington County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 31°21′44″N 88°14′55″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	1.77 sq mi (4.58 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  (2010)[2]
• Total	1,980
• Estimate  (2016)[3]	N/A
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	251
GNIS feature ID	127959[4]

The Red Alabama Blackmouth Cur is thought to have originated in the area around Tibbie in the 1940s.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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".[7]

A post office first began operations under the name Tibbie in 1910.[8]

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
4. "Tibbie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
5. Howard, Steve. "Sand Ridge Kennels". Retrieved 3 July 2015.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 137. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
8. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 July 2015.