1. Start with River Road’s actual geographic scope
River Road is a CDP in Lane County, not a synonym for the entire Eugene metropolitan area, all of Lane County or Oregon. A firm serving River Road should decide which geographic references belong on a news page: River Road, Lane County, Oregon, or another location the firm genuinely serves. The population estimate describes the CDP and cannot establish how many people search for legal information, how many need counsel or how many firms compete for those searches.
Recommended approach
Use River Road and Lane County as geographic review points, then separately define the Oregon territory relevant to each practice area. Ask whether a proposed story has a legitimate connection to the firm’s service area before approving it. Do not use the 8,862 estimate as a forecast or a reason to publish generic local pages.
