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Census-designated place in Alabama, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Tibbie, Alabama | |
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![]() Location of Tibbie in Washington County, Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 31°21′44″N 88°14′55″W | |
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 | 251 |
GNIS feature ID | 127959[2] |
The Red Alabama Blackmouth Cur is thought to have originated in the area around Tibbie in the 1940s.[4]
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]
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