Start with the Mount Sterling service area, not a population assumption
Mount Sterling city is a municipality in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Its recorded 2020–2024 ACS 5-year population estimate is 7,551, with a margin of error of 19. That fact helps define the local context for a firm serving Mount Sterling; it does not establish how many people need legal help, how many inquiries arrive, or whether automation is necessary. A firm may also serve clients beyond the city. Those boundaries should be stated explicitly when you review intake sources and routing decisions.
Recommended approach
Map the geographic scope of your actual practice. Decide whether a Mount Sterling inquiry, a Montgomery County inquiry, and an inquiry from elsewhere in Kentucky should follow the same path. Keep those decisions separate from assumptions about demand.
