1. Start with the geographic record, not a demand assumption
West Dundee is recorded as a village in Kane County, Illinois. The Census population estimate describes the municipality and its households and individuals; it does not establish how many people are searching for a lawyer, which practice areas they need, or whether a particular channel produces signed matters. For attribution, that distinction matters. A firm should decide which service area it wants to evaluate, then avoid treating a West Dundee inquiry as interchangeable with an inquiry from another place merely because both appear in the same intake queue.
Recommended approach
During a consultation, define how your firm identifies service geography in its own records. Review whether West Dundee should be treated as a location, a service-area value or part of a broader Kane County view. Keep geography separate from case type and source so a later review can ask precise questions without turning population into a forecast.
