The United States Census Bureau was created in 1790 soon after George Washington took office as the first President of the U.S. The purpose of the annual census is to record the names of all American people and where they are located at the time of the Census from City, County, and State.

The first census the citizens of Richmond participated in was the 1860 census. However, because Richmond was not yet incorporated, it was not listed as a location, and all citizens were labeled as living in Cache Valley. Richmond was incorporated in 1868, and by the time the 1870 census started, Richmond was labeled as a location.

The first census of Cove was recorded in 1880 in part with the Richmond census. Names of those who lived in Cove at the time of the census begin on page 45 (image 137) and end on page 49 (image 140). In 1900, Lewiston and Cove's censuses combined into the Coveville, Lewiston Precincts census. In 1910, Cove received its own census documentation. However, Mountain Home would also have its own census documentation. This would be the case until the 1930 census. From then on, Cove has had its own census documentation.

The Genealogical Society of Utah was founded in 1894 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Today, its website counterpart FamilySearch.org has all U.S. censuses digitized and available online for free with a FamilySearch.org account. All censuses are linked to the digitized version.

The U.S. census becomes available to the public eye after 72 years. The most recent is the 1950 census, which was made available in 2022. The next census is the 1960 census and will be made available in 2032.