Dr. Philip A. Hoover's 1994 book is full of insight about 20th-century life in York County. Background: Tobacco usage, YorkCounts quality-of-life indicator: Rooted in York County's past and High school graduation, YorkCounts indicator: Rising after a low start and York County group preserving Pennsylvania Dutch language, heritage.
Teen pregnancy is a problem in York County, although the rate is falling, according to a recent YorkCounts report.
But it's long been a problem in York County. And the rate was fueled from the three corners of York County.
Here's the quick skinny, as found in my recent York Sunday News column (3/29/09):
