{"id":21703,"date":"2023-07-15T21:10:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T02:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscountycourthouses.org\/?page_id=21703"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:09:47","slug":"sierra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uscountycourthouses.org\/?page_id=21703","title":{"rendered":"Sierra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Formed January 1, 1884 (13th<\/sup> county)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sierra County (11,574), Truth or Consequences (6,051)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spanish Colonial structure is on Date Street 3rd<\/sup> Avenue, Cedar Street, and 4th<\/sup> Avenue.  Interstate Highway Business 25 is Date Street through the city.  The stucco facility was built in 1937 from the designs of Wilfred Steadman and later enlarged.  The courthouse was enlarged in 2007 and an Administrative Building has been added.  Hillsboro had the former courthouse which was built in 1884.  The county was formed on January 1, 1884 from parts of Dona Ana and Socorro counties as the 13th<\/sup> county.  The county seat was originally named Hot Springs but was changed to the popular radio show\u2019s name.  The county’s name is Spanish for \u201cmountain.\u201d  <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sierra County government consists of a manager, a sheriff, a treasurer, an attorney, an assessor, and a clerk (executive).  It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.)  Two District Court Judges serve Sierra, Catron, Socorro, and Torrance counties <\/a>(judicial.)  The county is located in south central New Mexico south of Albuquerque, New Mexico and north of Las Cruces, New Mexico.  The Rio Grande flows through the middle of the county from north to south.  The county center is 11.2 miles East of Truth or Consequences.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Socorro, Lincoln, Otero, Dona Ana, Luna, Grant, and Catron counties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area of the county is 4180 square miles.  It is 13 out of 33 in the state.  It ranks 25 out of 33 in population in the state.  It has a density of 2.8 persons per square mile making it 25 out of 33 in the state.  <\/a>Sierra County has 68.8% of its population in its incorporated areas.  Interstate Highway 25 parallels the Rio Grande coming from the north, Socorro County, and going to the south, Dona Ana County.  The county shape is a blunt arrowhead facing south.  Truth or Consequences is located slightly north and west of the county’s geographical center.  Truth or Consequences is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 52.3% of the county population.  The county is pronounced SEE-AER-A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location in State and Municipalities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Elephant Butte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Truth or Consequences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Williamsburg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jerry Fager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Courthouses.co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Addition (Courthouses.co)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Administration Building (Courthouses.co)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Formed January 1, 1884 (13th county) Sierra County (11,574), Truth or Consequences (6,051) The Spanish Colonial structure is on Date Street 3rd Avenue, Cedar Street, and 4th Avenue.  Interstate Highway Business 25 is Date Street through the city.  The stucco facility was built in 1937 from the designs of Wilfred Steadman and later enlarged.  The … <\/p>\n

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