Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Harris and Cleveland

In 150 boys, Harris found its level. 50 years earlier, Cleveland occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Harris

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 245
Latest count 150
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Cleveland

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 360
Latest count 11
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 150 boys, Harris found its level. 50 years earlier, Cleveland occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.