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.
Hawaiians and Las Vegans sometimes refer to Las Vegas as the ninth island of Hawaii because so many Hawaiians have moved to the city. As of the census of 2010, there were 583,756 people, 211,689 households, and 117,538 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,222.5/sq mi (1,630.3/km 2).