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Tibbie, Alabama
Location of Tibbie in Washington County, Alabama.
Location of Tibbie in Washington County, Alabama.
Tibbie, Alabama is located in Alabama
Tibbie, Alabama
Tibbie, Alabama
Location in Alabama
Country United States
State Alabama
County Washington
Area
 • 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(s) 251
GNIS feature ID 127959

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

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

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".

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


Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 55
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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