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.
Whiting is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 206 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Whiting is located at 39Â°35â²24â³N 95Â°36â²47â³W / 39.59Â°N 95.61306Â°W / 39.59; -95.61306 (39.590001, -95.613116). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 kmÂ²), all of it land.