This Is The Oldest Dividend Stock In America

The York Water Company ($YORW) is the oldest dividend stock in America.

They’ve been paying shareholders continuously for over 200 years.

York Water Company issued their first dividend in 1816, and has paid out every year since. No matter what was going on in American history, York shareholders collected an annual check.

This is the epitome of a safe, buy-and-hold forever investment.

In today’s article, we’ll look at what The York Water Company does and why it doesn’t get more attention within the financial community.

What Does The York Water Company Do?

This is a utility company.

The oldest investor-owned utility company in the United Sates, to be precise.

York Water purifies and distributes water across 51 municipalities in south-central Pennsylvania.

According to their official website:

The Company serves an estimated population of 200,000 through approximately 72,000 service water and…