First Week of Marriage Equality: Quincy Has Most Marriage License Applications on South Shore

Here is the number of marriage license applications filed by same-sex couples in South-Shore communities in Massachusetts during the first week of legal marriage for gay couples, May 17-21, according to a Boston Globe survey of city and town clerks.

Clerks in 265 communities reported at least one same-sex couple applying for a marriage license in that week, with a total of 2,468 same-sex couples. The Globe received replies from 347 of the state's 351 communities, accounting for 99.8 percent of the state's population. "N/A" on the chart indicates that a figure for that community was not received.

Community	Marriage license  applications by  same-sex couples  May 17-21
Quincy	20
Abington	1
Avon	1
Braintree	2
Bridgewater	7
Brockton	10
Canton	4
Duxbury	1
East Bridgewater	1
Easton	5
Hanover	0
Hingham	1
Holbrook	4
Hull	16
Marshfield	5
Milton	7
Norwell	3
Pembroke	1
Plymouth	12
Randolph	13
Rockland	7
Scituate	4
Sharon	3
Stoughton	7
Taunton	9
West Bridgewater	4
Weymouth	14
Whitman	0

www.boston.com/news/specials/gay_marriage/articles/2004/06/15/marriage_license_applications_by_community/