Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jarvis and Monroe

In 44 boys, Jarvis found its level. 50 years earlier, Monroe occupied that same statistical address.

1882–2025

Jarvis

peak 1989 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1989
Peak births 635
Latest count 44
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Monroe

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 375
Latest count 157
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 44 boys, Jarvis found its level. 50 years earlier, Monroe occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.