Truth or Consequences
Sign in to savecity in and county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Sierra
- Named after
- Truth or Consequences radio show
- Mayor
- Rolf Hechler
- Total
- 28.11 sq mi (72.81 km )
- Land
- 28.00 sq mi (72.51 km )
- Water
- 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km )
- Elevation
- 4,311 ft (1,314 m)
- Density
- 216.2/sq mi (83.47/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−06:00 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 35-79840
- Website
- torcnm.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Truth or Consequences New Mexico City Hall, 2009 Truth or Consequences (founded as Hot Springs) is a city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Sierra County. In 2020, the population was 6,052. The city is historically defined and economically shaped by local geothermal hot springs. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names for having chosen to rename itself in March 1950 after the Truth or Consequences radio show. The name is often hyphenated (Truth-or-Consequences, T-or-C) for clarity, though the formal name contains no punctuation.
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