Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Maplewood city is recorded in Ramsey County. A firm may serve Maplewood residents from another location, serve clients elsewhere in Ramsey County, or combine Maplewood with a wider Minnesota service area. Those are different reporting questions. Lead Attribution should therefore preserve the page, channel and journey associated with each inquiry rather than treating every local contact as one undifferentiated market. The Census population estimate is useful context for defining the municipality, but it cannot tell you how many people need counsel, search for a lawyer or become qualified inquiries.
Recommended approach
Decide which geographic distinctions matter to your firm before reviewing attribution: Maplewood city, Ramsey County, other municipalities, or the broader area you intentionally serve. Then ask whether your reporting can separate those distinctions without turning population into a forecast.
