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Bigfoot in Ohio

283 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#2 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.

One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.

Mapped reports

  • Class A (clear sighting report): 152
  • Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 131
  • Class C (secondhand): 0
  • Years: 1956–2021. Since 2010: 74.
  • Busiest decade: 2000s (82). Busiest month: August (37).
  • Seasons: spring 53, summer 106, fall 73, winter 51.
  • Counties with at least one mapped report: 63.

Top counties: Portage County (17); Guernsey County (14); Columbiana County (12); Summit County (11); Harrison County (11).

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Regional names

  • Ohio Grassman — regional Bigfoot-like cryptid
  • Minerva Monster — local Bigfoot-like report cluster

Festivals

Public land

Journal

Sources