Duvall is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located on SR 203 halfway between Monroe and Carnation. The population was 8,034 at the 2020 census.
History
thumb|left|220px|Bridge crossing the [[Snoqualmie River on the Woodinville-Duvall Road as it enters the center of Duvall (2007).]]
The area that became known as Duvall was historically the home of the Snoqualmie and other ancestral Tulalip Native American tribes. Following their relocation under the Treaty of Point Elliott, the area was homesteaded by veterans of the Civil War. The center of present-day town was located on a hillside homesteaded by Francis and James Duvall, loggers who arrived in 1871.
On April 28, 1968, nearly 3,000 fans attended a rock concert at a farm in Duvall where an upright piano was dropped from a helicopter. Performances included Country Joe and the Fish. This concert is well known to locals as the Piano Drop. This event inspired the Sky River Rock Festival which occurred later that year.
From 1990 to 1997, the city's population grew by 50 percent as it shifted into a bedroom community for job centers on the Eastside. Duvall experienced a great amount of construction during the period of 2008–2009 with the aim of making the one-road town center more accessible and presentable to tourists.
Events
The year's largest and most popular event is the 'Duvall Days', which is held the first weekend in June in downtown Duvall, with other activities at nearby locations. Saturday events include a parade, street side vendors, live entertainment, and many games and activities for children. There is a car show called 'The Duvall Classic Car Show' held in the Duvall Safeway parking lot, and the 'Duvall Run' at McCormick Park with 10-kilometer and 5-kilometer races. 2017 and 2018 also included an evening fireworks display. On Sunday, the staff of Fire District 45 host their annual pancake breakfast at the downtown station.
Other events taking place in Duvall throughout the year include:
- Christi Irwin 'Community Easter Egg Hunt', McCormick Park (Saturday before Easter)
- Sandblast Festival of the Arts (third weekend in July)
- SummerStage (outdoor music, July)
- Christi Irwin 'Movies In The Park', McCormick Park (August)
- Tree Lighting (start of Christmas season)
- March of the Vegetables, a parade celebrating the vegetables and Art of Duvall
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.