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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000027419-06-000092
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060606
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060607
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060607

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Scully Terrence J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001290221

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06049
		FILM NUMBER:		06891420

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		612-696-5147

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3701 WAYZATA BLVD
		STREET 2:		TFS-4AO
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55416

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:		6123046073

	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
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    <periodOfReport>2006-06-06</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000027419</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TARGET CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TGT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001290221</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Scully Terrence J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1000 NICOLLET MALL</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MINNEAPOLIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>55403-</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Executive Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $.0833 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>25938.8218</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k) Plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Deferred Compensation Units</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-06-06</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>I</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6364.9757</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>79.9011</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares held in the Target Corporation 401(k) Plan (the &quot;401(k) Plan&quot;) based on the plan statement as of March 31, 2006.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Acquired pursuant to the Target Corporation Executive 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Amounts deemed invested in units whose value is derived from Target Corporation stock may be transferred into other investment alternatives under the Plan at any time.  Units reported are payable only in cash generally following termination of the reporting person's service as an executive of Target Corporation.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: David L. Donlin, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-06-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
<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 13th day of
February, 2006.


/s/ Terrence J. Scully
Terrence J. Scully
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