Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ward and Monroe

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

1880–2025

Ward

peak 1961 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1961
Peak births 341
Latest count 44
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
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, Ward found its level. 50 years earlier, Monroe occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.