Start with the Bessemer City service area, not a population guess
The Census identifies Bessemer City as a municipality in Gaston County. That relationship matters when you review location coverage, intake geography and matter reporting: a Bessemer City inquiry is not automatically the same thing as a Gaston County inquiry, a broader North Carolina inquiry or a matter from another municipality. The local population estimate is useful for defining the place being discussed, but it cannot tell you how many people need legal help or which practice areas generate inquiries.
Recommended approach
Use Lead Attribution to review the actual geography recorded in each inquiry and compare Bessemer City activity with the other areas your firm intentionally serves. Decide in advance whether location will be reviewed as a city, county or broader service-area field. Do not use the population estimate as a forecast or as proof that a particular campaign will produce cases.
