1. Start with the footprint: Lewistown or Fergus County?
Bosseo’s public description allows a firm to choose statewide coverage or limit coverage to selected counties. Lewistown’s recorded county relationship is Fergus County, but Lewistown and Fergus County are not interchangeable geographic concepts. A Lewistown page would target the municipality. A county-level plan would include the cities and communities within the selected county according to the agreed scope. The Census population estimate supports geographic identification and planning; it does not show that residents are searching for a particular legal service.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to show the exact geographic boundary before discussing page counts. Decide whether the firm serves Lewistown only, Fergus County, additional Montana counties, or the state. Keep the service area tied to the firm’s actual ability to serve clients, not to population alone.
