Barangay Taylor

Barangay Taylor forms part of Las Navas, a municipality in Northern Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Taylor had a population of 950. This made it the 12th largest of 53 barangays in Las Navas by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Taylor accounted for approximately 2.59% of the total population of Las Navas, which stood at 36,621 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,003 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 950 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -5.3%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Taylor is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Las Navas is a municipality comprising 53 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Taylor, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Taylor ranks 232nd by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Taylor is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.