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.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 862 people, 352 households, and 241 families residing in the village.

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.