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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060404165300
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000027419-06-000063
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060404
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060404

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TARGET CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000027419
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				410215170
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123706948

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DAYTON HUDSON CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DAYTON CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19690728

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MULCAHY ANNE M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001201725

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06049
		FILM NUMBER:		06738861

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL
		STREET 2:		TPS-3155
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6126965147

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-03-31</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000027419</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TARGET CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TGT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001201725</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>MULCAHY ANNE M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1000 NICOLLET MALL</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MINNEAPOLIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>55403</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $.0833 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7114.0000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Deferred Compensation Units</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-03-31</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate>
                <value>2006-04-03</value>
            </deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>137.5229</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>87.2581</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2006-01-03</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
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            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3587.2430</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Acquired pursuant to the Target Corporation Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;).  Under the terms of the Plan, participants are invested in units which reflect the value of the amount of compensation deferred.     The value of the units reported is adjusted to reflect approximately the rate of return of Target Corporation common stock plus a 2% annual enhancement.  The units are not convertible into Target Corporation common stock, nor is any specific number of shares of such stock deemed to underlie each unit.  Amounts deemed invested in units whose value is derived from Target Corporation stock may be transferred into other investment alternatives under the Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Units reported are payable only in cash generally following termination of the reporting person's service as a director of Target Corporation.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: David L. Donlin, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-04-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>mulcahypoa.txt
<TEXT>
TARGET CORPORATION

Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
undersigned director and/or officer of
TARGET CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation
(the Corporation), does hereby make, constitute
and appoint ROBERT J. ULRICH, DOUGLAS A. SCOVANNER,
TIMOTHY R. BAER and DAVID L. DONLIN and each or
any one of them, the undersigneds true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of
substitution, for the undersigned and in
the undersigneds name, place and stead, to
sign and affix the undersigneds name as
director and/or officer of the Corporation to
(1) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other
applicable form, pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act),
including any and all exhibits, schedules,
supplements, certifications and supporting
documents thereto, including, but not limited to,
the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Corporations
401(k) Plan and similar plans pursuant to the
1934 Act, and all amendments, supplementations
and corrections thereto, to be filed by the
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC), as required in connection
with its registration under the 1934 Act, as
amended; (2) one or more Forms 3, 4 or 5
pursuant to the 1934 Act and all related
documents, amendments, supplementations and
corrections thereto, to be filed with the
SEC as required under the 1934 Act; and (3)
one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3,
Form S-8, Form 144 or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, thereto, to be filed by the
Corporation with the SEC in connection with
the registration under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, of debentures or other
securities of the Corporation, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents, with the SEC.

The undersigned also grants to said attorneys-in-fact,
and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution
of the powers herein expressly granted.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in
effect until revoked in writing by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
signed below as of this 15th day of February, 2006.


/s/ Anne M. Mulcahy
Anne M. Mulcahy
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