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.
Ellis is located at 38Â°56â²10â³N 99Â°33â²33â³W / 38.93611Â°N 99.55917Â°W / 38.93611; -99.55917 (38.936211, -99.559269), at an elevation of 2,119 feet (646 m). Located in northwestern Kansas on Interstate 70, Ellis is 13 miles (21 km) west-northwest of Hays, the county seat. It is approximately 146 miles (235 km) northwest of Wichita and 260 miles (420 km) west of Kansas City. Ellis lies on the western edge of the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.