1. Start with the geography you actually serve
The Census record identifies Russellville city and its relationship to Franklin County. Those are not interchangeable labels. A Russellville profile should distinguish the city from any additional service territory your firm elects to cover. Local Services Ads can be configured around service areas and practice categories, but the population record alone cannot tell you whether a wider area is commercially useful or whether a particular location will produce inquiries. The relevant question is operational: where will your firm accept matters, and where can it respond to prospective clients?
Recommended approach
Bring a current service-area definition to the consultation. Review Russellville separately from Franklin County and any other area you intentionally serve. Decide whether the profile should be broad enough to reflect your actual coverage without paying for inquiries your firm cannot handle. Treat geographic expansion as a testable decision, not as a conclusion drawn from population.
