1. Choose the footprint from your service area, not from population
Sturgis is recorded as a municipality in Meade County, South Dakota. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for Sturgis city is 7,086, with a margin of error of 30. That is geographic and population context, not proof that residents are searching for a lawyer or that a page will produce a matter. Bosseo’s public Programmatic SEO page says a firm can select a whole state or only the counties it chooses. For a firm centered on Sturgis, that makes the first decision geographic: does the firm genuinely serve Meade County, additional South Dakota counties, or the state more broadly?
Recommended approach
Use Sturgis as one location in a documented service footprint only if the firm accepts matters from there. Review each additional county and city against actual service capacity, court coverage, consultation availability, and the firm’s stated service area. Do not expand solely because a city has a larger or smaller population.
