[2] The village is indirectly named after General Winfield Scott.

An early school in the town, the West Winfield Academy (Mt.

An extensive tannery was last run by the Hiteman Leather Co. and more recently was a superfund cleanup site.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.91 square miles (2.36 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 99.65% White, 0.23% Asian and 0.12% Pacific Islander.

29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.