1. Start with the geography your firm can accurately serve
The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate is 9,806, with a margin of error of 35. Your first AI SEO decision is therefore not how many pages to publish. It is which locations your firm actually serves and how those locations should be described. A page about Morehead City should not quietly become a page about every community in the county, and a Carteret County service statement should not be presented as proof of coverage beyond the county.
Recommended approach
Give Bosseo an approved list of municipalities, counties and service boundaries. Review whether each location has a genuine connection to your practice, office or client service. Keep Morehead City and Carteret County distinct in page copy, structured information and measurement so an inquiry can be attributed to the geographic language that actually brought it.
