▁New ▁Be ith ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁Log an ▁River ▁catch ment ▁while ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁New ▁Be ith ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁Ox ley ▁Creek ▁catch ment . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁name ▁New ▁Be ith ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Be ith , ▁A yr shire , ▁Scotland , ▁the ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁Cec elia , ▁wife ▁of ▁Richard ▁T ys on ▁Wilson , ▁an ▁early ▁European ▁sett ler . ▁ ▁New ▁Be ith ▁State ▁School ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁students ▁and ▁teacher ▁Glad ys ▁He any , ▁but ▁closed ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁the ▁combined ▁numbers ▁with ▁Green bank ▁State ▁School ▁were ▁not ▁sufficient ▁to ▁support ▁two ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Form er ly ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Be a udes ert , ▁New ▁Be ith ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Log an ▁City ▁following ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁am alg am ations ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁New ▁Be ith ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 , 4 4 6 ▁people . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁New ▁Be ith ▁were ▁exc ised ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁new ▁local ity ▁of ▁Silver b ark ▁R idge ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁local ity ▁of ▁Flag stone . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁In ▁the ▁, ▁New ▁Be ith ▁recorded ▁a