Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Cornell and Dakota
In 14 boys, Cornell found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same statistical address.
1890–2025
Cornell
Peak year
1962
Peak births
241
Latest count
14
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1966–2025
Dakota
Peak year
1995
Peak births
6,575
Latest count
1,074
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
In 14 boys, Cornell found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.