1. Define the service area before you define the intake
Lincoln Village is a census-designated place in Franklin County, Ohio. The Census record describes the CDP and its population estimate; it does not establish how many people search for a lawyer, which legal problems they have, or whether they will complete a video survey. That distinction matters when a firm serves Lincoln Village alongside other Franklin County communities or a broader Ohio practice area. A single local flow should not imply that every visitor has the same eligibility, urgency or location.
Recommended approach
Map the geographic questions your firm actually uses. Decide whether location should be collected as a screening question, used for routing, or reviewed by staff after submission. Keep Lincoln Village, Franklin County and any wider service territory distinct in the intake copy and in reporting. Do not use the population figure as a forecast.
