Tibbie, Alabama

Tibbie, Alabama
Location of Tibbie in Washington County, 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; -88.24861
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWashington
Area
 • Total
1.76 sq mi (4.57 km2)
 • Land1.75 sq mi (4.53 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
55
 • Density31.4/sq mi (12.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID2628606[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]

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".[5]

A post office first began operations under the name Tibbie in 1910.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201041
20205534.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Tibbie was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[8]

Tibbie CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 36 47 87.80% 85.45%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 1 7.32% 1.82%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 0 4 0.00% 7.27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 3 4.88% 5.45%
Total 41 55 100.00% 100.00%

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