1. Define the geography before judging the source
Mount Sterling is a municipality in Montgomery County, Kentucky. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate records 7,551 residents, with a margin of error of 19. That is an eligibility and market-boundary fact, not evidence of demand, search volume, competition, call volume or legal need. Your attribution review should therefore preserve geography rather than treat every inquiry associated with Kentucky or Montgomery County as a Mount Sterling result. Ask whether your records distinguish the city, the county and any other service areas your firm intentionally serves. The useful question is not how large Mount Sterling is; it is whether each inquiry can be evaluated against the geographic scope you actually want to serve.
Recommended approach
During consultation, review the location fields already collected in intake and decide which geographic distinctions matter for matter acceptance, reporting and follow-up. Keep Mount Sterling city and Montgomery County separate where that distinction affects a marketing or intake decision. Do not use the Census population estimate as a forecast of leads or cases.
