What is Toome?
{{Infobox UK place |official_name= Toome |irish_name= Tuaim |local_name= |static_image = Toome Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 78227.jpg |static_image_caption = <small>The bridge over the [[River Bann]] at Toome<br>(built 2004)</small> |map_type= Northern Ireland |latitude= 54.75 |longitude= -6.46 | population = 722 | population_ref = <small>([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]])</small> |irish_grid_reference=H9990 |unitary_northern_ireland=[[Antrim (borough)|Antrim]] |country= Northern Ireland |post_town= ANTRIM |postcode_area= BT |postcode_district= BT41 |dial_code= 028 |constituency_westminster=[[South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|South Antrim]] |lieutenancy_northern_ireland=[[County Antrim]] |constituency_ni_assembly=[[South Antrim (Assembly constituency)|South Antrim]] |belfast_distance= |website= |hide_services= yes }} '''Toome''' (or '''Toomebridge''') is a village in [[Northern Ireland]], in the [[United Kingdom]]. It is {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} from [[Magherafelt]] and {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} from [[Antrim]]. It is close to the [[River Bann]]. ==Population facts== On [[29 April]] [[2001]] the United Kingdom government had a [[United Kingdom Census 2001|census]] and saw that there were 722 people living in Toome. They also saw that: *27.2% of the people were under 16 years old and 10.9% were over 60 years old *48.8% of the people were male and 51.3% were female *96.3% of the people were from a [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] background and 2.9% were from a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] background *6.2% of people aged 16–74 had no job.<ref>[http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Villages in Northern Ireland]] [[Category:Settlements in County Antrim]]