Tibbie, Alabama

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 / 31.36222°N 88.24861°W / 31.36222; -88.24861Coordinates: 31°21′44″N 88°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 (4.58 km2)
 • Land 1.75 sq mi (4.53 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation 226 ft (69 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 1,980
 • Estimate (2016)[3] N/A
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 251
GNIS feature ID 127959[4]

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]

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. 1 2 "American FactFinder". 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.


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