Competitive Exclusion Principle. The competitive exclusion principle is an ecological principle stating that when two competing life forms attempt to occupy the same niche, only one outcome is possible: One life form will drive out the other.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Nevada was 2,700,551. Within the state's most populous countyâClark Countyâthe state's most populous city âLas Vegasâhad 583,756 residents within the city limits. For the metropolitan statistical area that includes Las Vegas, the population was 1,951,269.
The last estimate for population was provided by the US Census Bureau in July 2015. The last confirmed figures were taken during the 2010 Census. At that time, it was revealed that 2,700,551 people had made Nevada their home, representing an increase of over 35% from the numbers declared at the end of the 2000 survey.