1. Start with the footprint your firm can actually serve
Bosseo’s public programmatic SEO page describes two broad scope choices: a whole state or only selected counties. For a firm serving Southern Pines, the relevant local relationship is clear: Southern Pines is recorded as a municipality in Moore County. That makes Moore County a possible planning boundary, but it does not establish that every city in the county is appropriate for your firm or that a broader footprint would produce demand. Your intake area, court work, consultation policy and willingness to serve nearby communities should determine the boundary.
Recommended approach
Before discussing page volume, write down the counties and municipalities your firm genuinely serves. Decide whether Southern Pines is one location within a Moore County footprint or part of a wider North Carolina plan. Keep the decision reversible: a narrower scope may be easier to review for accuracy, while a broader scope may require more substantive legal and geographic review. Treat population as context only, not as a substitute for search or client evidence.
