The town founders convinced the residents of Kenneth, a community three miles to the north and the current county seat, to move south (including their buildings) at their expense to the new site of Hoxie.

The residents of Kenneth knew the coming rail line would pass through Hoxie and not their town as they had hoped, so the offer was promising.

The towns agreed to consolidate and carry out that plan, making Hoxie the new county seat.

[7] The 99-mile Plainville-Colby branch of the Union Pacific railroad which passed through Hoxie was abandoned in 1998.

[8][9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.84 square miles (2.18 km2), all land.

[10] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

The 2020 United States census counted 1,211 people, 504 households, and 300 families in Hoxie.

There were 572 housing units at an average density of 665.1 per square mile (256.8/km2).

37.1% of households consisted of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.