Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Harlon and Dakota
In 14 boys, Harlon found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same statistical address.
1910–2025
Harlon
Peak year
1939
Peak births
44
Latest count
14
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Silent Generation
1966–2025
Dakota
Peak year
1995
Peak births
6,575
Latest count
1,074
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
In 14 boys, Harlon found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.