It has become home to the annual World's Invitational Class 'A' Gold Panning Championships and was featured on the CBC Television program Village on a Diet.

[3] These early settlers were trappers with the first farm established by Henry Philip, from Glasgow, who inherited buildings, equipment and land from his survey team when they left the area.

This ferry was used until 1942 when the U.S. Army came through the area building the Alaska Highway and constructed the 2,130-foot (650 m) long Peace River Suspension Bridge.

[6] Following the construction of a natural gas processing plant by Westcoast Energy in 1985, Fibreco Pulp opened its sawmill in 1988, and the Village was re-incorporated into the District of Taylor in 1989.

[9] The Taylor Flats, upon which the town is situated, was formed by a pre-glacial bend in the Peace River that now flows eastwards, originating in Hudson's Hope and emptying into the Arctic Ocean.

There are several hundred acres of Agricultural Land Reserve within the municipal boundaries on both the east and west sides of the town site.

Cherry Avenue East is a rural road transportation route that travels through Baldonnel to Fort St. John.

A wide right-of-way provides a large building setback distance from the highway and helps mitigate noise and other negative impacts of heavy traffic.

A BC Rail line runs northeast from Chetwynd to Fort St. John and branches off eastwards to Taylor.

The train, which does not offer passenger service, must turn around in the industrial area in order to travel back to the trunk line.

[13] Sewage is collected by 13 km of sanitary sewers and processed by a two-cell lagoon system before being absorbed into the ground.

After the Canfor mill closure, the District established a plan to develop Peace Island Park for tourist operations.

Of Taylor's 775 person labour force, 32.3%, or 250 people (220 males and 25 females), are employed as tradesmen, transport and equipment operators and in related occupations.

Despite its small population base and its proximity to a much larger urban centre Taylor has an ice arena, a curling rink, indoor swimming pool, irrigated baseball diamonds, a motocross track, and an 18-hole championship golf course.

The District's newest facility, built in 2001, is a CND $1.2 million multi-purpose community hall and gymnasium, which now features a rehabilitation studio.

The District has operated Peace Island Park with its boat launch, campsites, and facilities for recreational outdoor events.

[16] Also, to preserve its heritage, several pioneer log houses, such as the Information Centre, where a replica of Alexander Mackenzie's birch bark canoe is displayed, and Peace Island Park meeting hall, have been restored and are used today.

Taylor is situated in the Peace River North provincial electoral district and is represented by Pat Pimm in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

[22] Federally, Taylor is located in the Prince George—Peace River riding, which is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Conservative Party Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer.

Prior to Zimmer the town was represented by long-time MLA Jay Hill, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2006 with 82%,[23] 83%,[23] 79%[24] and 80%[25] support from Taylor polls, respectively.