1. Use Johnston geography to define the intake boundary
Your firm may serve Johnston while also accepting matters elsewhere in Rhode Island or Providence County. Those are different geographic decisions. Johnston is recorded as a municipal town in Providence County; the population estimate describes the town, not the number of legal inquiries your website will receive. Before changing the intake experience, specify whether a visitor’s location affects eligibility, routing, consultation availability or only reporting. Do not turn a population figure into a claim about demand or language preference.
Recommended approach
Write the geographic rule your team will use. For example, review whether Johnston should be one location value in the intake flow, whether Providence County should be treated differently, and whether Rhode Island-wide matters require a separate path. Test the rule with real internal eligibility criteria rather than demographic assumptions.
