Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: social studies (Noun). The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.
Hoyt, Kansas. Hoyt is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 669.
Farm Security Administration photo by Russell Lee. Sheridan County (standard abbreviation: SD) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,556. Its county seat is Hoxie. The county was named in honor of Phillip H. Sheridan, a general of the American Civil War era.